Nigel Farage Slammed As “Racist” During First Speech As MP, Are They Right?

A heckler abused Nigel Farage and tainted the atmosphere of his first speech as an MP, calling him a “racist”.

Farage Wins Seat in Election

After becoming an MP for the first time in his career, Nigel Farage issued his speech, but it came with a surprise. 

A New Face in House of Commons

Farage, 60, won his seat in Clacton, Essex and will now feature in the House of Commons for the first time in his career, although some are not happy about it.

Farage Gives Victory Speech

While he was celebrating his victory in Clacton, Farage gave a speech to commemorate the occasion, although some uninvited guests made their voices heard.

Farage Branded “Racist”

During his speech, members of the crowd shouted abuse at the former UKIP leader, calling him a “racist” while others went one step further.

Hecklers Make Presence Aware

As several hecklers made their voices clear during the speech, another insisted that Farage does not “represent the working class.”

Farage’s Response 

Farage responded in the way he knows best, by mentioning the pub. The leader of Reform UK accused the heckler of being drunk.

Accusing Heckler of Drinking

Farage told the heckler, “Are you downwind a couple already? You’ve had a bigger lunch than I have,” claiming that the man had been drinking.

Positive Crowd Response

Farage asked the crowd, “Cor, he’s absolutely steaming, isn’t he?” He gained some laughter from the crowd.

Classic Farage Response

Farage then finished his humorous response with, “That’s all right, there’s still plenty of beer left in the pub, mate.”

Farage’s Pub Antics

Farage’s fascination with the pub extends into much of the work he does in front of the camera in an attempt to relate to the working class.

Pub Rhetoric Continues

When Farage met Lee Anderson for the first time since both candidates won seats, Farage joked that Lee now had a “new drinking buddy.”

Anderson Booted Out of Tories

Farage is not the only one to be accused of racist behaviour in the Party, as former Tory MP Lee Anderson was booted out of the Party for his Islamophobic rhetoric.

Anderson Retains Seat

Anderson, who retained his seat in his Nottingham constituency of Ashfield, became the first Reform UK member to become an MP for the Party.

Reform Wins Four Seats

Soon, he was joined by three other Reform members as the Party won four seats in the House of Commons.

Reform’s Seats Announced

Anderson was later joined by Nigel Farage, former Reform leader Richard Tice and former Brexit Party MEP Rupert Lowe, making up Reform’s four seats.

Farage Under Fire

Nigel Farage came under fire just before the election after one of Reform’s canvassers was caught on camera making racist comments.

Violent Immigration Comments

The volunteer canvasser, Andrew Parker, argued that the military should be called up to “shoot” migrants trying to enter the country, but that wasn’t all.

Racial Slur Towards Prime Minister

Parker also made a racial slur towards former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, causing the Party to drop significantly in the polls.

Farage’s Public Promise

Reform’s reputation was dented, and Farage was forced to promise to stamp out the far right from his Party.

Was Farage Serious?

Now, the public will see whether Farage was serious about his promise as he becomes a member of Parliament.

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