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Nigel Farage Has been accused of “persistent” racial abuse by School contemporary who rejects reform uk leader’s Claim it was a “joke”,
Peter Ettedgui, whose Jewish grandparents fled Nazi Germany, has alleged that when the pair attended Dulwich College in the late 1970s, Mr Farage growled, “Hitler was right”, whispered that he “gassed them” and told them to “go to the gas chamber”.
He is among more than a dozen alumni south london School who have accused Mr Farage of being anti-Semites casteism Comments to originally reported claims Guardian,
reform uk The leader left open the possibility that he may have made racist remarks without “intention” during his first interview since the claims were published, telling ITV on Monday: “I would never do it in a hurtful or insulting way.” He also admitted to engaging in “playground pranks”.
But in a prepared statement on Tuesday, Mr Farage “categorically” denied he had ever made such comments and suggested the claims were politically motivated.
BAFTA winning film director Mr Ettedegui is now told many times It is “no surprise” that the Reform leader has denied the allegations.
“This is no surprise, given he has been denying any racist behavior since 2013,” she told the newspaper.
“Last week, a spokesperson for Reform not only denied this but said Guardian Trying to discredit him, but maybe yesterday actually felt like a small step forward. At one point, he admitted that ‘I probably did the wrong things in my childhood days when I was a kid’ and then said it was just a joke.
“And the thing was, this was the 1970s and a different era. I certainly had never experienced anything remotely like the things he said to me before or since.
“So, it wasn’t a joke, the joke was calling someone an a** – it was different, it was constant. It was the whole year we shared a class, in class 3R, and we were sitting in alphabetical order, about 30 kids, I was right next to him.”
But Mr Faraz has insisted he never “engaged in direct, unpleasant, personal abuse” during his time as a schoolboy at the top private school.
“I can tell you clearly that I did not say the things that have been published Guardian 13 years old, almost 50 years ago,” he said in his statement on Tuesday.
“Isn’t it interesting: I am probably the most scrutinized person in British politics, having been in public life for 32 years.
“Many books and thousands of stories have been written about me, but now when my party is leading in the elections these allegations have come to light. I will leave the public to draw their own conclusions as to why this could be so.
“we know that Guardian Wants to discredit anyone who talks about the immigration issue. But the truth is that since fighting for the BNP, I have done more to defeat extremism and far-right politics in my career than anyone else in Britain.”
Speaking to ITV on Monday night, the reform leader was asked about claims about alleged incidents of overly aggressive behavior during his teenage years.
“Well, that was forty-nine years ago. Thirty-nine years ago. Have I ever tried to impose that on a person based on where they’re from? No.”
Asked to categorically deny that he had engaged in racial abuse, Mr Farage said: “I would never do it in a hurtful or insulting way.”
When he was asked questions about the allegations, he responded: “I have just entered my teenage years. Do I remember everything that happened at school? No, I can’t.”
“Have I ever been part of an extremist organization or engaged in direct, unpleasant, personal abuse, actual abuse on that basis? No.”
When asked again whether he had engaged in racial abuse at the school, Mr Faraz replied: “Not with intent.”
Asked to elaborate, he replied: “No, I’ve never tried to directly, actually go and hurt anybody.”
Mr Farage added: “Did I say things 50 years ago that you could interpret as a joke in the playground, that you could interpret in some way in the modern light of the day? Yes.”
Asked whether this meant he had abused people, Mr Faraz replied: “I have never directly racially abused anyone. No.”
A spokesman for Mr Faraz said Independent Reform leaders would not comment further.