British pundits expressed anger on Sunday, accusing Brexit leader Nigel Farage of “racism” after he warned that there was a growing number of Muslims in the country who “hate” British values.
Sky News Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips“There is a growing number of young people in this country who do not subscribe to British values, who in fact detest many of our ideals, and I think you see them on the streets of London every Saturday,” Farage said.
Asked by Phillips if he was referring to Muslims in the UK, Farage replied: “Yes. Sadly, a recent poll found that 46% of British Muslims support Hamas, they support a terrorist organisation that is banned in this country.”
The Honorary President of the Reform UK Party referred to a Henry Jackson Society poll which found that almost half of British Muslims are sympathetic to Hamas terrorists, and only 24% believe that Hamas committed murder and rape during the October 7 terror attack on Israel, in which 1,200 people were killed and hundreds taken hostage.
The survey also found that a third of British Muslims want Sharia law to be implemented in the UK, and 52 percent support making it a criminal offence to display images depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
In response to Mr Phillips’ claim that he was assuming all Muslims were opposed to British values, Mr Farage said he was speaking about “part of that community”. “I’m not blaming them, I’m just stating a fact. What I’m doing is stating the fact that no one else is going to tell the truth about this.”
“Nobody in history has allowed into the country someone who is potentially more genuinely opposed to British values than Mr Sunak,” he added.
“More broadly, the biggest problem facing this country is the population explosion. And that’s not going to be discussed in this election. Why? Because Labour caused the population explosion and the Conservatives accelerated it, which has created problems of unimaginable proportions.”
“If you want mass immigration, vote Conservative; if you want mass immigration, vote Labour.”
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The interview sparked widespread condemnation from left-wing politicians and Islamic activists, many of whom accused Farage of being a “racist”, even though Muslims are made up of many different races united by a range of faiths.
Zara Mohammed, Secretary General, Islamic Council of Britain I have written One social media user wrote: “This is nasty Islamophobia and racism. It’s reinforcing what Farage does best – hateful misinformation rhetoric. Despite Trevor asking us to think about what he is actually saying, he continues to show us his role in inciting hatred towards British Muslims.”
Stella Creasy, the left-wing Labour MP who conveniently refuses to listen to his arguments. I have written“I do not agree with Mr Farage’s vile and factually inaccurate comments about Muslims and immigrants…This drumbeat of hatred will only grow louder unless it is drowned out by a roar of solidarity. Let’s stand up to the trolls instead of feeding them.”
Hard-left LBC radio presenter James O’Brien also appeared to accuse Brexiteers of spreading falsehoods, but without naming them. write On X: “Farage maintains his relevance by being obnoxious. [and] It’s dishonest. Every time you help him maintain his relevance, you facilitate the next, inevitable stage of his disgust.”
Some people supported Farage’s comments, including political commentator Darren Grimes. It pointed out“Nigel Farage has been challenged by Sly News since October 7th for his claim that the UK has a ‘really serious problem’ that has been very clearly identified. I don’t understand why anyone can’t see the clear threat that is right in front of us.”
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