Nigel Farage demands apology from BBC over racism allegations

In an angry performance at a press conference in London, the Reform UK leader denied saying anything racist 'with malice' when he was a student at Dulwich college, but appeared to lose his temper as questions were asked about the allegation. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 Farage's comments came after the BBC’s Emma Barnett pressed Reform’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, on Farage’s 'relationship with Hitler'. Citing television shows including Are You Being Served? and It Ain’t Half Hot Mum, Farage accused the BBC of 'double standards and hypocrisy'. He said: 'I want an apology from the BBC for virtually everything you did throughout the 1970s and 80s.' Farage turns on broadcasters over racism allegations as number of claims hits 28 ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/04/farage-turns-on-broadcasters-racism-allegations-bbc The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theguardian Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianaustralia Football Weekly podcast ► https://www.youtube.com/@footballweeklypodcast Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@itscomplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianlive #nigelfarage #farage #bbc #racism #racist #antisemitism #reformuk #reform