The Reform UK leader said the case was evidence of 'two-tier Britain', but critics accused him of 'political point scoring'.
has been accused of using the tragedy of Henry Nowak’s murder for “political point scoring” by his online critics.leader broadcast an “emergency” address on Tuesday morning, a day after the 18-year-old’s killer, Vickrum Digwa, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years.
Henry was arrested by police officers after being stabbed four times by Digwa, who falsely claimed he had been racially abused. Harrowing bodycam footage shows Henry repeatedly saying “I can’t breathe” as he is handcuffed at the scene. Advertisement Outside court on Monday, Henry’s father, Mark, said: “We do not want Henry’s murder to be used to create further hatred, division or tension.
” Despite that, Farage said the case is evidence of “two-tier Britain” and proved that “an accusation of racial slur more seriously than an act of murder”. He also suggested there had been little national response to the case in comparison to the death of George Floyd in the US back in 2020, which sparked the Black Lives Matter movement and saw politicians including Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner take the knee in protest.
Farage took the opportunity to point to his wider fears about immigration and cultural integration in the UK as well.
“The rights and privileges of white people matter less than those of ethnic minorities,” the Clacton MP said. “We should respond to this with pure cold rage,” Farage said. “Britain’s historic way of life is being thrown away. ”users on X and BlueSky tore into Farage for using Nowak’s murder for political purposes, and several questioned why he was making this tragedy about him.
Nobody needs an ‘emergency address to the nation’ from Nigel Farage regarding the tragic death of student Henry Nowak. Political point scoring of the bar. The Reform Party leader did not declare the lump sum from crypto-billionaire Christopher Harborne in 2024, insisting the money was for his personal security. Where’s he appeared back from?
Been missing for weeks since journalists finally started looking into his £5 million “gift”He actually doeznt care about anyone but himself and bank balance. Hiding until he could find something to drum up hate and deflectHis rival, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, also accused Farage of “reinforcing the difference” between people rather than finding what we have in common after he claimed: “White live matter, too. ” “We all matter,” she told Good Morning Britain.
“Enough of this nonsense where we keep splitting people into different groups. We are descending into tribalism. ”Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch reacts to Nigel Farage's address in relation to the shocking case of Henry Nowak's murder. , the podcast that makes politics easy.
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