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Nigel Farage Faces Intensifying Pressure Over School Racism Allegations

Holocaust survivors demand a clear answer on the reported remarks.

Overview

  • Sky News and the Guardian report that 28 former teachers and pupils describe antisemitic or racist behaviour by Farage at Dulwich College nearly 50 years ago.
  • Named accounts include Jean-Pierre Lihou alleging a gas‑chamber song, Stefan Benarroch recalling torment of Jewish boys, and Yinka Bankole saying Farage told him to go back to Africa.
  • Farage denies the claims as politically motivated, says he has never directly racially abused anybody, and describes school‑era comments as banter.
  • Reform UK dismisses the coverage as a smear campaign, and Farage castigated a BBC reporter over what he called double standards, demanding an apology for past programming.
  • Labour and the Liberal Democrats call for a full explanation, a senior Conservative strikes a more nuanced note, and analysts weigh whether the row will affect Reform UK’s electoral support.