Overview
- Multiple former Dulwich College pupils, including Peter Ettedgui, have publicly alleged sustained racist and antisemitic abuse by a teenage Nigel Farage, with The Guardian saying it spoke to about 20 contemporaries.
- In interviews this week Farage said remarks from his youth could be seen as playground “banter” or “misspeaking” and “not with intent,” before issuing a categorical denial that he said the reported words.
- At Prime Minister’s Questions, Keir Starmer said Farage’s explanations were not convincing and urged him to apologise to those who say they were targeted.
- Pressed on the row, Farage said he thought Enoch Powell was right to warn against “vast community change” and offered that he was “genuinely sorry” if someone felt hurt, while insisting he never directly racially abused anyone.
- Reform UK is facing separate scrutiny after ex-Welsh leader Nathan Gill was jailed for taking pro-Russian bribes, with Starmer and others calling for an inquiry; Farage rejected launching his own probe, calling allegations of party links to Russia “nonsense,” as a Met Police investigation continues.