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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emily Atkinson

Eton College apologises after claims visiting schoolgirls were subjected to misogynistic and racial slurs

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Eton College has apologised “unreservedly” after a number of its pupils were accused of subjecting a group of girls visiting from a nearby state school to misogynistic language, racial slurs and “booing”.

The prestigious boys’ boarding school, which charges £40,000 a year for a place, said it had launched an investigation into the alleged incident, which took place during a speech given by politician turned GB News pundit Nigel Farage.

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