Dulwich School has mentioned allegations that Nigel Farage made racist and antisemitic feedback to fellow pupils on the college are “profoundly distressing” and “entirely at odds with the Dulwich College of today”.
Within the first reported assertion from the varsity concerning the accusations – which date from Seventies – present grasp Robert Milne wrote “such behaviour is wholly incompatible with the values the College holds”.
“What we can unequivocally state is that the behaviours described are entirely at odds with the Dulwich College of today,” he continued
The feedback are available a letter to former Dulwich pupil Jean-Pierre Lihou.
Mr Lihou, 61, has alleged the present Reform UK chief sang antisemitic songs to Jewish schoolmates and “had a big issue with anyone called Patel”.
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Nigel Farage has beforehand mentioned he “never directly racially abused anybody”.
Mr Farage has mentioned he “never directly racially abused anybody” at Dulwich and mentioned there’s a “strong political element” to the allegations popping out 49 years later.
Reform’s deputy chief Richard Tice has known as the ex-classmates “liars”.
Nigel Farage mentioned: “I have not met or spoken to this master. So I am surprised by his uninformed comments in response to claims from nearly 50 years ago from politically motivated actors.
“If he’s , I can present him the numerous messages that I’ve acquired from fellow pupils, together with Jewish ones, that fully contradict these allegations.”
A spokesperson for Reform UK mentioned: “This witch hunt is merely an attempt to discredit Reform and Nigel Farage.
“As an alternative of debating Reform on the substance of our concepts and insurance policies, the left-wing media and deeply unpopular Labour Occasion at the moment are utilizing 50-year-old smears in a final act of desperation.
“The British public see right through it.”
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Dulwich School, pictured in 2022, has responded for the primary time to claims Nigel Farage made racist feedback as a pupil. Pic: PA
The letter additionally says the school has averted making any public statements “to protect the college’s reputation in the long term”.
“This should not be interpreted as indifference: safeguarding the college’s good name and upholding its values are of paramount importance to us,” it continues.
“Dulwich College has been clear that such accusations are very much at odds with the values of the school,” he mentioned.
He added: “Why can Mr Farage not accept that approaching 30 people [who] have lasting memories from him as a 13-year-old to an adult that he should unreservedly apologise for?”
