Nigel Farage challenged over campaigner’s racist abuse

Reform UK chief Nigel Farage has reiterated his statement that pictures containing racist comments appear to be a “set-up” by an activist at his birthday party.

He faced angry questions from the BBC Query Month target market over a Channel 4 broadcast in which Reform UK campaigner Andrew Parker was shown using a racist term about Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Mr Faraz described the feedback as “outrageous abuse”, although instructed that the individual could have been paid.

Challenged over the alternative response made through Reform UK applicants, Mr Farage said he would “not want anything to do” with them and said he had withdrawn his help.

Speaking ahead of Mr Farage at the same event, Green Birthday Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay described Mr Parker’s comments as “appalling” and said it was “a stark reminder of the future we may be heading towards.” If people support reform “polls”.

Asked about comments made by some of his private applicants, he said the cases would be properly investigated.

Sunak ji is talking on Friday Channel 4 said in response to the photos Including disadvantages: “It makes me angry.”

She said both of her daughters would have to “see and hear reformist people campaigning for Nigel Farage” who use racist language towards them.

He said Mr Faraz had “some questions to answer”.

In addition to the abuse directed at the Prime Minister, Mr Parker was also heard describing Islam as “the most disgusting sect” and suggesting that military recruiters should photograph small boats bringing illegal immigrants to the United Kingdom. “Target practice” should be done by stretching. ,

In a comment, Mr Parker said he “apologised to Nigel Farage and the Reform Party if my personal views have caused them to reflect badly and bring them into disrepute as this was not my intention”.

Essex Police have said they are “urgently assessing” the feedback within the program to determine whether any criminal offenses have been committed.

This topic emerged as a primary question Question Month in Leaders Special When a target market member requested: “What is it about your party that attracts racists?”

Mr Farage argued that he had done more to oust the far-right from power than any other living person in British politics.

“I took on the BNP a decade ago. I told their voters, if this is a protest vote but you don’t support their racist agenda, don’t vote for them, vote for me, destroy them. Gave.”

He repeated claims he had previously made that Mr Parker was an actor with a controlling ego and described it as “a political setup of astonishing proportions”.

“It was designed to hurt us, and sadly, some people believe it.”

Mr Parker was contacted by the BBC about Mr Farage’s comments, but did not wish to comment.

Channel 4 News said it stood by its “rigorous and duly impartial journalism”, including that it had first met Mr Parker at the Reform UK Party headquarters and had not paid him any money.

Mr Farage was therefore asked about the alternative comments made by the Reform UK applicants.

Edward Oakenfull, whose position is in the Derbyshire Dales, wrote Offensive social media posts regarding the IQ of sub-Saharan Africans. Mr Oakenfull has advised the BBC that his response was “taken out of context”.

A candidate for Barnsley North, Robert Lomas, reportedly said that the twilight population should “get off their lazy asses” and stop looking “like savages”. The comments were reported via the Times on 8 June, with Reform on the Future claiming they were “out of context part citation” and needed additional time to respond.

Situation in Southend East and Rochford Leslie Lilley reportedly described the population arriving on small boats as “scum”, including: “I expect your family will be robbed, beaten or attacked Will go.”

Mr Faraz said he rejected the questions asked by the applicants, including: “I don’t want anything to do with them.”

“You find people in all parties saying bad things and saying wrong things,” he said, arguing that this was partly the result of the search for applicants after the PM’s surprise call for a general election in July. .

On the birthday party site Mr Lilley is no longer nominated as Reform UK’s candidate within the constituency, with Mr Oakenfull and Mr Lomas on the other side.

The BBC has contacted Reform to confirm whether the party has formally withdrawn support from all three applicants.

Alternatively, banning them from appearing on ballot papers is too late.

Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay was also asked about comments made by some of his candidates regarding the war in Gaza, including one statement comparing Hamas to the French opposition warring parties in World War Two.

Mr Ramsay said he did not support those views, including that any issue could be “properly investigated through the correct channels in the party” – adding that those channels were separate from the leadership. Has been given.

He said, “Sadly, in this election, candidates from all parties were elected who could no longer move forward.”