A charity has been compelled to disclaim Nigel Farage’s claims that swans are being eaten by jap Europeans in London’s Royal Parks.
The Reform UK chief had accused migrants dwelling within the UK of taking each carp and swans – a protected species – from ponds in Britain’s Royal Parks and killing them.
He stated: “If I said to you that swans were being eaten in Royal Parks in this country, that carp were being taken out of ponds and eaten in this country by people who come from cultures that have a different… would you agree it happened, is happening here?”
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Requested who he believes is doing this, Mr Farage instructed LBC it was “people who come from countries where it’s quite acceptable to do so”.
Pressed on whether or not it was jap Europeans, he stated: “So I believe.”
Swans are protected within the UK by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which makes it unlawful to kill, hurt or disturb them.
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Reform UK chief Nigel Farage. Pic: PA
Shortly after Mr Farage made his declare, a spokesperson for the Royal Parks stated “no incidents” or folks “killing or eating swans” have been reported.
They stated: “We have not had any incidents reported to us of individuals killing or consuming swans in London’s eight Royal Parks.
“Our wildlife officers work closely with the Swan Sanctuary to ensure the welfare of the swans across the parks.”
Mr Farage’s claims about jap Europeans consuming swans are paying homage to US President Donald Trump’s claims that Haitian migrants had been killing People’ pets.
He stated in a presidential debate final yr: “In Springfield, they are eating the dogs.
“The those that got here in, they’re consuming the cats. They’re consuming – they’re consuming the pets of the those that dwell there.”
This was dismissed as a “harmful conspiracy principle” by the US Nationwide Safety Council spokesperson on the time.
