Backlash against Ipswich Town shows why football can’t be apolitical

Politics has wormed its way back into football, and Reform UK are thrilled – or furious, depending on who you ask.

In a busy week for the far-right political party, leader Nigel Farage has stoked controversy with his visit to Ipswich Town FC. Despite previous claims that we should “keep politics out of football”, Farage seems very keen to plaster shots of himself in an Ipswich shirt all over social media.

At the same time, Reform MP Suella Braverman is embroiled in a dispute with...