Nigel Farage has denied allegations of racist bullying from his school days, calling them "completely made-up fantasies" driven by those with a political agenda. Over 30 individuals have come forward sharing accounts of racism, including Peter Ettedgui, a renowned director who recalls Farage using hate speech towards him during their time at Dulwich College.
Farage has repeatedly denied directly targeting anyone with racist or antisemitic abuse and claimed he didn't intend to hurt anyone. However, when asked about his refusal to apologize to the accusers, Farage maintained that the claims were baseless. He suggested that some of the allegations are "absolute nonsense" created by people motivated by politics.
The controversy has been sparked by a letter signed by 26 of Farage's school contemporaries, calling for him to apologize for his alleged actions. Last month, an ex-Dulwich teacher spoke out about the racism claims, stating that Farage abused pupils during his time at the college.
Farage was speaking at an event in London Bridge, where he announced Reform UK's Laila Cunningham as the party's candidate for London mayor. During the press conference, Farage expressed concerns over comments made by another Reform mayoral candidate, Chris Parry, who suggested London-born David Lammy should "go home" to the Caribbean.
While Farage defended Parry, stating that his views were not representative of the party, he acknowledged that some of Parry's comments were "over the top". However, he also criticized Parry for making remarks about other white politicians being unpatriotic and suggesting they live in other countries.
Farage has repeatedly denied directly targeting anyone with racist or antisemitic abuse and claimed he didn't intend to hurt anyone. However, when asked about his refusal to apologize to the accusers, Farage maintained that the claims were baseless. He suggested that some of the allegations are "absolute nonsense" created by people motivated by politics.
The controversy has been sparked by a letter signed by 26 of Farage's school contemporaries, calling for him to apologize for his alleged actions. Last month, an ex-Dulwich teacher spoke out about the racism claims, stating that Farage abused pupils during his time at the college.
Farage was speaking at an event in London Bridge, where he announced Reform UK's Laila Cunningham as the party's candidate for London mayor. During the press conference, Farage expressed concerns over comments made by another Reform mayoral candidate, Chris Parry, who suggested London-born David Lammy should "go home" to the Caribbean.
While Farage defended Parry, stating that his views were not representative of the party, he acknowledged that some of Parry's comments were "over the top". However, he also criticized Parry for making remarks about other white politicians being unpatriotic and suggesting they live in other countries.
... I mean what even is going on here? He's always been a bit of a dodgy character to me, but these allegations are just wild 
. Like 30 people coming forward with stories of him being racist and using hate speech? That's just crazy talk 
. And now he's denying all of it like his life depends on it 
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. I mean I get where Farage is trying to defend him, but come on, that kind of language is just unacceptable 
. It's like they're more concerned with playing politics than actually standing up for what's right 
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. Can't we all just get along? 
! Like, come on Nigel 
? He's all like "completely made-up fantasies" 
but 30 people are coming forward with the same story 
? That's not fake news 
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? And then defending Chris Parry for making racist comments 
?! Like, no 
. The whole thing is just a mess 
. And what's up with the apology requests from his old classmates? You can't just brush off all these allegations and say they're made-up fantasies 
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. And what's with all these apologies he's refused? Is it really that hard to just say sorry and move on? 
! I don't get why he can't just apologize to the people who are affected by these allegations. It's like, own up to your mistakes, Nigel! Take responsibility for your actions!
. Peter Ettedgui's account sounds super legit tho 
. I mean, just because something happened in the past doesn't mean we have to keep it buried 
. And yeah, Farage saying they're "completely made-up fantasies" just comes across as dismissive 
... nigel farage's denial just makes me wanna say that if these allegations are true, then he needs to own up to it & apologize already!