Farage says Reform UK campaigner made homophobic remarks because he was drunk after football

The Independent
The Independent
  • 3 months ago
Farage said his close aide made homophobic remarks because he was drunk after watching the football.Source: Loose Women, ITV
Transcript
00:00One of them is a senior Reform UK campaigner
00:03who's well-established within the party,
00:05and he was actually the one who made the homophobic comments.
00:08Yeah, they'd watch England play football,
00:11they were in the pub, they were drunk, it was crass...
00:13But I get drunk. ..it was vulgar. I don't, yeah.
00:15I'm not homophobic when I'm drunk.
00:17Well, people, when they're drunk, often turn quite nasty.
00:19Look, it was unforgivably nasty, no question about that.
00:22But the one that's really hurting us is the one with racial slurs,
00:26and I promise you, this guy is a set-up.
00:29I have no doubt about it.
00:30And remember, the stakes are very high.
00:32Stakes are very high here. Set-up by whom?
00:34Well, I don't know who...
00:36I don't know whether he was paid or not,
00:37but there's something wrong. But who would pay him?
00:40There's something...
00:41Well, there was a production company working for Channel 4 News,
00:44looking for a big story, something...
00:45Are you suggesting that Channel 4 News paid this individual?
00:48No, I'm saying it's possible. I don't know. Are you?
00:51Something is wrong here.

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