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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Farage urged to explain conspiracy theories linked to antisemitism he voiced in US media

Nigel Farage speaking in front of a US flag
Nigel Farage speaking in the US in 2017. Photograph: Brynn Anderson/AP

Nigel Farage is facing calls to explain why he repeatedly aired tropes and conspiracy theories associated with antisemitism during interviews, after claims the Reform UK leader used racist language in his teens.

In appearances on US TV shows and podcasts earlier in his political career, Farage discussed supposed plots by bankers to create a global government, citing Goldman Sachs, the Bilderberg group and the financier George Soros as threats to democracy.

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