Nigel Farage’s comments about the Southport attacker put police officers in danger because they contributed to the riots, one of the contenders to be the next Conservative leader has said. Mel Stride ruled out any deal with Farage to restore his party’s fortunes after last month’s election landslide. Stride also said that if he were to replace Rishi Sunak as party leader he would commit to cutting net immigration to tens of thousands of people a year. Farage was criticised for a post on his X account in the aftermath of the killings of three young children in Southport and before riots stared,…