Comedian Joe Lycett has written a comical letter to Nigel Farage addressing the Reform UK leader who he claims is having a "brat summer".

The host of Channel 4 show Late Night Lycett has asked Farage a number of "key questions" in his letter, posted to his 1.4 million followers on Instagram.

Lycett begins by saying: "Babe, you're having SUCH a brat summer! Totally loving everything you're up to right now, especially your social media posts with those gorgey flags!

"I wanted to get some clarification from you on a couple of things. I was going to come to Clacton to say hi but Liz Truss said that's the last place I'd find you.

"As the arbiter of what are 'FAIR and LEGITIMATE' questions, I wondered if you could let me know if you consider the below to be 'FAIR and LEGITIMATE' questions."

Lycett then asks: "Are all immigrants bad or is it okay if they come from Europe and then become your wife?"

He also questions: "Even though you say you're not a racist do you think some racists use your words of encouragement to do racist things?"

The full letter can be found on Lycett's Instagram page @joelycett.

It comes as at least a dozen people were jailed on Thursday (August 8) for their part in the riots of the past 10 days, with more expected to be sent to prison on Friday (August 9), including some on live television.

How did the riots start?

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The riots began due to fake information circulating immediately after the stabbing attack in Southport.

Social media posts falsely speculated that the suspect, Axel Muganwa Rudakubana, 17, was an asylum seeker who arrived in the UK on a boat in 2023, with an incorrect name being widely circulated, reports the BBC.

There were also "unfounded" rumours that he was Muslim.