Overview
- Attorney General Richard Hermer said Farage’s shifting denials are unconvincing and noted he has not condemned antisemitism, urging an apology to those “deeply hurt.”
- Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said the testimonies are “deeply troubling” and called on Farage to “do the right thing,” citing the harm such abuse causes in youth.
- Former pupils describe pro-Hitler remarks, jokes about gas chambers, Nazi salutes, and songs about gassing Jews during Farage’s years at Dulwich College.
- Farage and his lawyers categorically deny the allegations, with Farage at points describing decades-old remarks as playground “banter” while insisting he did not make the reported statements.
- Commentators on GB News condemned Hermer’s intervention as a presumption of guilt, underscoring a partisan backlash to the government’s calls for contrition.