“HE WAS RIGHT.” Nigel Farage Stands Up for Enoch Powell Amid Racism Storm. Farage is now defending the legacy of the politician notorious for his 1968 “Rivers of Blood” speech. The Reform leader claims his accusers are confusing political debate with abuse. What part of Powell’s doctrine does Farage still support?
Nigel Farage claimed Enoch Powell was ‘right’ about opposing ‘vast community change’
The Reform UK leader, who is accused of making racist and pro-Hitler comments while he was a schoolboy, claimed his accusers just had different political views to him
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Nigel Farage said he used to agree with Enoch Powell on community change(Image: Getty Images)
Nigel Farage has claimed Enoch Powell was “right” about opposing “vast community change” in Britain.
The Reform UK leader, who is accused of making racist and pro-Hitler comments while he was a schoolboy, claimed his accusers were angry over his support for some of the arguments offered by the ex-Conservative MP.
Mr Powell is notorious for his ” Rivers of Blood ” speech in 1968, which was so hateful he was dismissed from the shadow cabinet.
