Ettedgui said he had decided to speak publicly because Farage, whose party is 11 points ahead in the polls, has never fully addressed allegations of racist behaviour as a schoolboy. Now, about 20 former students have shared their memories of Farage at school. One Jewish classmate, David Edmonds, now a philosopher and BBC radio programme-maker, said Farage used the words “wogs” and “P***s” and “came out with antisemitic tropes”. He said he had not considered Farage’s behaviour bullying at the time but would feel differently today and the language was racist “wherever you draw the line”. Another former student, a...
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