Another reason Nigel Farage should never lead this country. This is not spin. This is not opinion. This is a clip of him delivering a joke about someone’s death using a homophobic slur. You can watch it yourself. You can hear the words. You can decide whether this reflects... your values. If a public figure is comfortable using language like this on stage, imagine what they think is acceptable behind closed doors. Leadership is not just about economics or borders. It is about character, judgment, and who gets treated as disposable. If this doesn’t bother you, ask yourself why. If it does bother you, stop pretending this is “just banter.” This is who he is when the microphone is on.show more

@g_gosden

Man makes a joke. Meanwhile our current health secretary made threats of violence, but that’s fine right because he’s Labour….

Can’t you tell jokes

@BenDeetoy

You realise people could understand jokes then and weren't as fragile. That was when sanity ruled.

@rodstewart and you want us to vote for this man?

Bollocks he is just the man we need and maybe put some life back into government

Look at all those bots sticking up for the scum Farage.

It’s a joke ffs get a grip! That’s what’s wrong with the world! You’re all heading down the Islamic road where there’s no sense of humour.

Wes streeting gun in mouth laughing comment ref suicide, in parliment

you said it “ a joke” grow up!

It doesn’t bother me because, as you said yourself, it’s a joke. You might want want to clutch your pearls and get deeply upset over someone telling an edgy jape (from many years ago) to raise a laugh, but it doesn’t mean the rest of us have to.

I remember telling this same joke around the same time, he seems quite a normal guy.

It’s a best man’s speech you sad little person. You know, meant to be humorous and controversial. Up and down the country every weekend the same type of speech is given at weddings. If you’re offended I suggest you fuck off and go live in Pakistan.

And you want people to accept you as a reasonable alternative, abysmal.

It doesn't bother me because I'm not a delicate flower and have a sense of humour

Absolute wanker!

You must be very boring at wedding speeches or any form of comedy. Do you remember little Britain, aired on BBC with, what at the time was totally acceptable jokes as people didn’t get offended in the slightest. All background of multicultural England enjoyed that too.

Farage made an edgy play on words at a social event. The horror.

Is this guy an american bot? Has he never heard the word "fag" in britain before?

What a boorish plonker he is!

Meanwhile, on the streets of London...

Why are so many lefties so violently opposed to free speech?

Geyt over yourself. This woke, can't take a joke nonsense, is so yesterday's chip paper. Get a life ffs

Daniel, words are words. Farage could personally insult the second coming of JC, scream in Gretas face and call Messiah Polanski a buck teethed tit whispering freak, if he was resolving this countries plethora of issues, nobody would care. Resiliance. We learn it young.

I’m still voting Farage/Reform. Can’t afford not to vote to save the UK

Don't care, still voting Nige