David Lammy tells of traumatic' racial abuse in youth after Farage allegations

"I was at school at the same time as Nigel Farage, late 70s, early 80s, and I've had a few former classmates contact me and apologise for some of the racial abuse that I suffered in that particular era. He should do the same. That kind of treatment in teenage years is actually quite traumatic, very isolating. Reading those stories is deeply, deeply troubling. He's now the leader of a political party. He should do the right thing and apologise."

"The claims of Farage's school peers suggest he indulged in racist behaviour throughout his time at secondary school, including by targeting specific minority ethnic children with slurs. Among those who have given detailed testimony of their alleged experiences is Peter Ettedgui, an Emmy- and Bafta-winning director, who claimed that a 13-year-old Farage would sidle up to me and growl Hitler was right' or gas them', sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers."

"Lammy, the deputy prime minister and justice secretary, said the testimony of more than 20 of the Reform leader's school contemporaries of his racist and antisemitic behaviour was deeply troubling. Farage has faced repeated calls for a show of contrition after a Guardian investigation into his time at Dulwich college, in south-east London, but he is yet to apologise. He has denied that anything he did as a young man was directly racist or antisemitic while conceding that banter then could be interpreted differently today."

David Lammy described experiencing racial abuse at school and urged Nigel Farage to apologise for alleged racist and antisemitic behaviour from his school years. More than 20 of Farage's former school contemporaries gave testimony alleging racist and antisemitic conduct during his time at Dulwich College, including targeting minority ethnic pupils with slurs. Peter Ettedgui recounted that a 13-year-old Farage would sidle up and growl phrases including 'Hitler was right' and mimic gassing. Farage has denied directly racist or antisemitic intent but accepted that past banter might be viewed differently today. Calls for a public apology and contrition have intensified.

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