Nigel Farage caught on tape speaking disparagingly about ‘Black Africa’
Nigel Farage was caught on tape speaking disparagingly about “Black Africa” through the 2019 election marketing campaign.
While within the I’m A Celebrity jungle, Mr Farage has clashed over race points with YouTuber Nella Rose. He dismissed strategies Black folks don’t like him due to his views on immigration, saying: “You’d be amazed, they do. If you came with me through South London, you’d be astonished.”
Now The Mirror has heard audio of Mr Farage in which he uses the phrase “Black Africa”. Speaking at the end of a podcast recording, the former Brexit Party leader complained about pressure he was coming under from Tory-supporting newspapers not to stand candidates in places Boris Johnson was hoping to make gains in the 2019 election.
Taking aim at the then Editor of the Daily Mail Geordie Greig, Mr Farage said: “I think the way Geordie is behaving is verging on Black Africa. The intimidation of candidates, it is not pretty.” The recording was made on November 12, 2019 a day after Mr Farage announced he would withdraw Brexit Party candidates in the 317 seats the Conservatives had won at the previous election.
Black Africa is an outdated term for the region of Africa south of the Sahara where Black people are in the majority. Mr Farage appears to be using the term to refer to corruption.
Georgie Laming, Director of Campaigns at HOPE not hate, said the recorded remarks came as “no surprise”. He added: “We have long known that Farage stirs up division for his own gain. So long as he remains in the spotlight, Farage must be called out.”
In an interview last weekend, Mr Farage’s girlfriend Laure Ferrari said suggestions he is racist “couldn’t be further from the truth”.
Mr Farage and Ms Rose have had several conversations about race during his stint on I’m A Celebrity. Early during the series she confronted him over his views on immigration, saying: “Why do not Black folks such as you? You need us gone.”
An additional conflict got here final week because the campmates talked about cultural appropriation and the Jamaican patois pronunciation of water. Mr Farage stated: “If a white person does a black accent, that’s considered to be a crime. That they should be cancelled.” Ms Rose responded: “It depends on what context, if you’re taking the p*ss, then you’re taking the p*ss, but if you’re not then you’re not.” Mr Farage complained that it was “can’t win territory”.
The former Brexit chief who’s now a presenter on GB News is pulling out all of the stops to attempt to be king of the jungle. He has pre-recorded a number of movies for the TV channel explaining to his followers find out how to vote. In one he pleads: “I’m asking you to vote stay, no severely, vote for me to stay within the jungle. The best solution to do it’s to get the I’m A Celebrity app that offers you 5 free votes or you may telephone or textual content.”
Mr Farage was an MEP from 1999 to 2020 when the nation formally left the EU. He has additionally stood to be an MP seven instances, however failed seven instances.
