Top Law Officer Demands Nigel Farage to Apologise Over Claimed Antisemitic and Racist Behaviour.

The UK's top law officer, one of the most senior Jewish ministers, has urged Nigel Farage to issue an apology to former schoolmates who assert he racially abused them during their school days.

Hermer said that Farage had "clearly deeply hurt" many people, judging by their accounts of his alleged conduct. He noted that the politician's "constantly changing" denials had been less than credible.

“Throughout his defensive responses to legitimate questions, not once has Farage actually condemned antisemitism,” Hermer informed a publication.

Fresh Claims Come to Light

A series of inquiries last month documented the testimony of several former classmates of Farage from Dulwich College.

One, a former pupil, recalled that a 13-year-old Farage "would sidle up to me and say: ‘Hitler was right’ or ‘gas them’, occasionally including a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers”.

Another minority ethnic pupil alleged that when he was roughly nine years old, he was subjected to similar treatment by a older Farage.

“He came over to a pupil accompanied by two tall mates and addressed anyone looking ‘other’,” the former student said. “That included me on three separate times; asking me where I was from, and pointing away, saying: ‘That's how you get back,’ to any place you answered you were from.”

After the story broke, more people have stepped forward; about 20 people have now alleged they were either targets of or witnesses to highly inappropriate actions by Farage.

The alleged events they outlined relate to the period when Farage was aged 13 to 18.

Changing Stories

The political figure has denied that anything he did was "explicitly" racist or antisemitic, and has claimed the individuals were being untruthful.

Critics have pointed out that Farage has neglected to condemn antisemitism and other forms of racism in a wider sense in his responses.

They also reference his failure to sanction a party member, a MP, after she made remarks about the number of ethnic minorities she saw in television commercials. She later expressed regret for the comments.

“His evolving narrative about his behaviour to his peers [is] unconvincing, to say the least,” Hermer stated.

He went on to say: “Arguing that two dozen individuals have somehow forgotten the same things about his nasty behaviour simply is not believable."

Demand for Accountability

“If he aspires to be seen as a serious contender for the top job, he urgently needs confront the fears of the Jewish community, and apologise to the numerous individuals he has obviously deeply hurt by his behaviour,” Hermer concluded.

“Prejudice in all its forms is anathema to the principles of this country and we cannot allow it to ever become legitimised in politics.”

In a other comments, the Chancellor said Farage should “speak out” if he wanted to appear as a real leader.

“It is very telling how very little he has to say, and the very careful language that both you and I would identify as being crafted in a certain style to communicate, but also avoid saying certain things,” she said.

Legal Letters and Later Statements

In legal letters prior to the release of the report, Farage’s legal team stated that “the suggestion that Mr Farage ever was involved in, supported, or led racist or antisemitic behaviour is completely refuted”.

Farage later seemingly shifted his explanation in an appearance, stating: “Have I said things as a youth that you could view as being banter, you could interpret in a modern light today in a certain manner? Perhaps.”

He added that he had “never directly really tried to go and harm anybody”. Farage later released a fresh denial: “I can tell you definitely that I did not say the things that have been reported as a 13-year-old, decades in the past.”