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Starmer Presses Farage to Explain School Racism Claims as Reform Leader Denies Allegations

A former extremism adviser says Farage’s wholesale denial is troubling.

Overview

  • The Guardian reported testimonies from more than a dozen former Dulwich pupils alleging racist and antisemitic behaviour in the late 1970s.
  • Specific accounts describe pro-Hitler remarks, Nazi salutes, and a “gas ’em all” song, including claims from filmmaker Peter Ettedgui and ex-classmate Jean-Pierre Lihou.
  • Farage and Reform UK reject the reports as baseless and politically motivated, citing a lack of contemporaneous evidence and keeping potential legal action under review.
  • Keir Starmer used PMQs to urge Farage to explain the allegations, elevating the issue on the national political stage.
  • Some contemporaries do not recall such behaviour, and reports note no evidence of far-right group membership or that Farage holds those views as an adult.