2 h. ago Farage should apologise after ‘unconvincing’ response to racism claims – Starmer

The Reform UK leader has faced backlash after allegations emerged that he engaged in alleged incidents of deeply offensive behaviour as a teenager.

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2 h. ago Starmer calls on Farage to apologise to his alleged victims of racial abuse at school

Prime minister says Reform leader’s explanations about alleged comments are ‘unconvincing to say the least’Keir Starmer has called on Nigel Farage to apologise to his school contemporaries who claim the Reform leader racially abused them while at Dulwich College.The Guardian reported last week the testimony of Peter Ettedgui, who said a 13-year-old Farage “would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right’ or ‘gas them’, sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Keir Starmer tells Nigel Farage to apologise over racism allegations

It comes after former classmates from his time at Dulwich College, in south London, alleged that the Reform UK leader made pro-Hitler comments and joked about gas chambers

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31 h. ago Nigel Farage describes schoolboy racism claims as ‘banter in a playground’ and says he never ‘tried to hurt anybody’

The Reform UK leader was accused of making racist and antisemitic comments to classmates while at Dulwich College but said he never did so ‘with intent’

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41 h. ago Nigel Farage responds to claims of 'racism and antisemitism' made by former classmates

The Reform leader responded to allegations that he made pro-Hitler jokes while at school in a tense TV interview

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43 h. ago ‘Never in a hurtful or insulting way’: Nigel Farage responds to schoolboy racism claims

It comes after the Reform UK leader was accused of making racist and antisemitic comments to classmates during his school days

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43 h. ago Nigel Farage responds to racism claims saying he never ‘tried to hurt anybody’

Reform leader denies engaging in racist or antisemitic behaviour ‘with intent’ at school, but says he can’t remember everything from 49 years agoNigel Farage has broken his silence nearly a week after he was accused by about 20 people of racism and antisemitism as a teenager, by saying he “never directly, really tried to go and hurt anybody”.His remarks came after the publication of a detailed investigation by the Guardian in which many of his school contemporaries claimed to be victims of, or witnesses to, repeated incidents of deeply offensive behaviour. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Kemi Badenoch refuses to apologise to Reform after Tory chairman compares Farage's 'gold badge' merch to a NAZI medal dished out by Hitler to followers

Mr Farage yesterday teased the release of a black and gold badge with party branding on it, plus 2018, the year it was formed, and the slogan 'family, community, country'.

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6 d. ago Jude Bellingham racism storm as Ian Wright launches passionate defence with X

Ian Wright made a powerful speech in defence of Jude Bellingham and claimed the England star's recent criticism is heavily rooted in racism

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6 d. ago Mary Fowler claims racist treatment at French club Montpellier after receiving bananas as leaving present

Forward makes claim about dressing room incident at Montpellier‘It was hard to see it as merely a simple error,’ says Matildas star Matildas star Mary Fowler has claimed she experienced racism while at Montpellier in 2022 when she was given bananas while others in the squad received flowers at the end of her final season with the French club.The explosive revelations are contained in her memoir Bloom, which was released this week and details the extensive challenges she has faced in her young career, including a pattern of self harm she has worked hard to overcome. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago No 10 calls on Farage to urgently address ‘disturbing allegations’ of past racist behaviour

Keir Starmer ramps up pressure on Reform leader, who has dismissed claims as ‘one person’s word against another’‘He used to say things like “Hitler was right”’: Farage faces more allegations of racist behaviour at schoolKeir Starmer has called on Nigel Farage to urgently address multiple and detailed allegations of racist behaviour during his teenage years, as the Reform leader attempted to dismiss the claims as “one person’s word against another”.Pressure was put on Farage by the prime minister over what Downing Street said were “disturbing allegations” after the Guardian reported the testimony of more than a dozen school contemporaries, including an award-winning director who claimed to have been targeted with antisemitic abuse. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘He used to say things like “Hitler was right”’: Farage faces more allegations of racist behaviour at school

A former friend and others who were at Dulwich college with the now Reform UK leader speak of his behaviour‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at schoolIt had been a fun sleep-over at Nigel Farage’s house and Jean-Pierre Lihou, a teenager with an appetite, was delighted with his schoolfriend’s mother’s hospitality. “I remember the fantastic cooked English breakfast, as opposed to what you get at a boarding house on a morning,” Lihou recalled. “I was a boarder and he was a day boy,” he said of their education at Dulwich college in south-east London.Farage was a great mimic, and funny with it, Lihou said. But, over time, he found that there was a darker side to his 14-year-old friend. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Starmer urges Farage to explain himself over claims of past racist behaviour

PM raises Guardian reporting of allegations from more than a dozen school contemporaries of FarageUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has called on Nigel Farage to explain himself after the Reform leader wholesale denied numerous detailed allegations of racist behaviour during his teenage years.Responding to the Reform MP Lee Anderson at prime minister’s questions, Starmer raised the Guardian’s reporting of allegations from well over a dozen school contemporaries of Farage. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Reform UK leader Nigel Farage showed racist and antisemitic behaviour at school, claim ex

‘The allegations are entirely without foundation – we expect cynical attempts to smear Reform to intensify closer to the election,’ says Reform UK

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7 d. ago Farage’s wholesale denial of detailed racism claims is ‘troubling’, says former extremism adviser

Lord Walney expresses concern over Reform leader’s response as Labour calls on Farage to address ‘disturbing’ allegationsNigel Farage’s wholesale denial of claims from witnesses of alleged racist behaviour during his teenage years has been described as “troubling” by the last government’s adviser on political extremism.Lord Walney, who was an adviser to the Conservative government as a cross-bench peer, said testimonies reported by the Guardian appeared credible and that the Reform leader’s response would be concerning to many. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Nigel Farage’s biographer says Reform UK leader should apologise after fresh claims of racism at school – UK politics live

The Guardian published an investigation into Nigel Farage’s time as a schoolboy at Dulwich College, a private school in south LondonHealey is now taking questions.Q: How close are are we to war?It is Labour that is the party of defence. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago ‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school

Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations Portrait: Tom PilstonIt is the hectoring tone, the “jeering quality”, in Nigel Farage’s voice today that brings it all back for Peter Ettedgui. “He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers,” Ettedgui says of his experience of being in a class with Farage at Dulwich college in south London.Ettedgui, 61, is a Bafta- and Emmy-winning director and producer whose credits include Kinky Boots, McQueen and Super/Man: the Christopher Reeve Story. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Nigel Farage urged to apologise to five survivors of grooming gangs for 'ignorance and untrue statements'

Reform UK leader suggested the women invited on to the child sexual exploitation inquiry panel were victims of other types of child sexual abuse

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3 w. ago Farage urged to apologise to female survivors of grooming gangs

Five women called for an apology after Mr Farage suggested the women were victims of other types of child sexual abuse.

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