Nigel Farage, chairman of Reform UK, is facing fresh allegations of racism and anti-Semitism from former schoolmates at Dulwich College in south London. The claims, reported by the Guardian, include repeated use of racial slurs and taunts about the Holocaust during his teenage years in the 1970s.
Peter Ettedgui, a Bafta-winning director, recalled Farage saying 'Hitler was right' and 'Gas them' while mimicking the sound of gas chambers. Ettedgui, whose grandparents fled Nazi Germany, described the abuse as 'deeply shocking' and said it left lasting emotional scars. Other former pupils allege Farage used terms like 'Paki' and 'Wog' and told minority students to 'go home'.
Farage has emphatically denied all allegations through legal letters, stating there is no public interest in revisiting events from nearly 50 years ago. A Reform UK spokesperson said the claims are 'entirely without foundation' and lack contemporaneous evidence. Some contemporaries, however, recall Farage as bumptious and provocative but do not remember the specific racist behaviour.
The allegations have resurfaced as Farage's party leads in opinion polls, with some former schoolmates calling for contrition. Farage previously admitted to 'ridiculous things' but now denies any racist or anti-Semitic remarks. The Guardian reports that multiple former pupils are 'deeply ashamed' of their own past involvement in racist songs at the school.
