"While we agree that no one should be judged in later life on the basis of what they have said or done in their youth, those seeking high office need to own their past and demonstrate honesty. Your denials have caused dismay and anger, and compelled us to come forward. None of us has taken lightly the decision to speak up. It has been deeply troubling to revisit our memories, let alone to share them with journalists and the broader public."
"In the letter, they call on Farage to make it clear you have renounced the racist, antisemitic and fascist views that they claim he expressed at Dulwich. In response, a Reform spokesperson said: These latest attacks are a naked attempt to discredit Reform and Nigel Farage. Instead of debating Reform on the substance of our ideas and policies, the leftwing media and deeply unpopular Labour party are now using 50-year-old smears in a last act of desperation. The British public see right through this witch-hunt."
Twenty-six former Dulwich College contemporaries have written an open letter demanding Nigel Farage apologise and acknowledge alleged racist, antisemitic and fascist behaviour during his teenage years. They state Farage's denials have caused dismay and anger and say those seeking high office must own their past and demonstrate honesty. They describe revisiting memories as deeply troubling and say their motivation is not to judge youth but to secure a public renunciation of the claimed views. A Reform spokesperson called the claims a naked attempt to discredit Reform and Nigel Farage, labelling them 50-year-old smears and a witch-hunt. A Guardian investigation published on 18 November included claims from Peter Ettedgui, who alleged incidents during school.
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