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Nigel Farage makes outlandish claim of Islamists 'embedded' within UK establishment (www.middleeasteye.net)

submitted 1 day ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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Nigel Farage has a reputation for making outlandish claims. But the Reform leader went further than usual on Tuesday, declaring in a speech that Islamists are "embedded" not just in Britain's political and education systems, but also in its police force.

Farage made the proclamation in a speech at the launch of Reform's new Jewish Alliance group.

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[–] JackBinimbul@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

. . . you mean duly elected officials who happen to be Muslim? Rightfully hired citizens?

Meanwhile, he's sucking off Saudi princes. What a fucking muppet.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 7 points 1 day ago

Oi! Muppets deserve more respect!

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

you mean duly elected officials who happen to be Muslim? Rightfully hired citizens?

Maybe farage does have a point, after all Nadhim Zahawi is a hypocrite who said that Eastern Europeans were flooding britain with crime, but when Trump barred him from visiting the US as part of his Muslim ban, he came up crying.

also : https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nadhim-zahawi-tweets-reform-nigel-farage-b2898858.html

Alongside Sayeeda Warsi , who steals through deception and god knows what else. She's with the bigoted tories, so , another hypocrite right there.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayeeda_Warsi,_Baroness_Warsi#Controversies

(fun fact, when you search for iraqi hypocrite british mp Nadhim Zahawi comes up first, https://duckduckgo.com/?q=iraqi+hypocrite+british+mp)

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Somehow I don't think Farage is talking about the UAE aligned sellouts

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

You know Sincan, old fellow, I am doing the British comedy called "dry satire", you'd understand it if you were a true Brit Englishman such as myself. Now give me a hand with these courgettes so I can get the Pimms Cup ready, matey.

[–] DakRalter@thelemmy.club 2 points 23 hours ago

It's actually St John, old fruity! Which for some reason is pronounced Sinjun, which you would know if you were English like me, eh what! Now excuse me, Charlotte and I are about to go and visit our dear friends the Cholmondelays.

[–] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk 5 points 1 day ago

I wonder what their token Muslim Zia Yusuf has to say about this?

What's that? Nothing?

Surprise.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 6 points 1 day ago

They're actually amongst us? Egads!