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Nigel Farage left UKIP for that very reason. The Brexit party is fairly moderate and would be described as center-right, just shy of the conservatives.
by throwaways885 6y ago
Nigel Farage left UKIP for that very reason. The Brexit party is fairly moderate and would be described as center-right, just shy of the conservatives.
- chriswarbo 6y agoThe Brexit Party was just a face-saving rebrand for UKIP. It didn't take long for the mask to start slipping, with the party's founder resigning after retweeting racist posts from far-right figures. Of course, Farage himself may denounce such things: > I set the party up, she was the administrator that got it set up. ( https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/12/former-ukip-leader-nigel-farage-says-his-brexit-party-wont-take-money-from-arron-banks https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/12/former-ukip... ) Which is an interesting contrast to his remarks when the party was being formed: > This was Catherine's idea entirely - but she has done this with my full knowledge and my full support. ( https://www.independent.ie/business/brexit/the-new-ukip-nigel-farage-offers-full-support-for-another-brexit-party-37729406.html https://www.independent.ie/business/brexit/the-new-ukip-nige... ) Friendly reminder that it's very easy, and very common, for racists to disavow their racism when it's expedient to do so (e.g. an extreme example https://youtu.be/zcoYKuoiUrY?t=1568 https://youtu.be/zcoYKuoiUrY?t=1568 )