Nigel Farage has slapped down suggestions he is leading a ‘far-right’ political party in the form of Reform UK.
The party conference kicked off in Birmingham yesterday, an occasion which Nigel says marks the moment his party “comes of age”.
Many of Reform’s detractors have dismissed the party as ‘far-right’ given its hardline stance on immigration and its previous struggle to properly vet candidates, leading to extremist candidates slipping through the cracks.
But Nigel was in a defiant mood at the conference as he vowed to impose a proper selection process, before telling GB News that any ‘far-right’ talk is for the birds.
Nigel Farage snapped back at far-right claims
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“We’re sick to death of being divided up”, he told GB News’s Political Editor, Christopher Hope.
“We’re sick to death of our kids at school at a young age, if they’re white, being told they’re oppressors and if they’re black, being told they’re victims.
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“The whole division in society, the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda which now discriminates against majority groups in workplaces or joining the Royal Air Force or whatever it may be. We hate that. We don’t believe they’re consistent with British values in any way at all.
“The reason I got the biggest cheer for that is because you can see what a thoroughly decent, open group of people these people are.”
Chopper then put it to Nigel that talk regarding skin colour and orientation could be viewed as problematic given past criticism.
“I’m sorry, you’ve just contradicted yourself in the most extraordinary way”, said Nigel.
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“If that got the biggest cheer, how on earth can we be far-right?”
Reform is aiming to become a slick outfit at general elections after winning a vote share of 4.1 million in July, which only secured the party five seats.
The Liberal Democrats won 72 seats despite accruing a smaller popular vote share, and Farage told delegates that his party has to “model ourselves” on the success enjoyed by Ed Davey and co.
“That doesn’t mean that you’ll see me cascading down waterfalls and I won’t behave in a way that I think is particularly stupid even if others think I do,” he said.
“But the Liberal Democrats build branches, the Liberal Democrats win seats at district, county and unitary level.
“The Liberal Democrats build on that strength, the Liberal Democrats put literature and leaflets through doors repeatedly in their target areas.”
