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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nicole Wootton-Cane and David Maddox

Nigel Farage describes schoolboy racism claims as ‘banter in a playground’ and says he never ‘tried to hurt anybody’

Nigel Farage has said he “never directly racially abused anybody” following claims he made racist and antisemitic remarks while he was a schoolboy at Dulwich College.

During a grilling over the allegation, the Reform UK leader told ITV he had never made racist comments as a teenager in a “hurtful or insulting way” or with “intent”.

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