Brexit news: Darren Grimes responds to critics by saying 'I didn't have your upbringing' | indy100 | indy100

You might remember the name Darren Grimes, from the BeLeave scandal, where his pro-Brexit youth group was fined after receiving an illegal donation from the Vote Leave campaign.

After that incident, he has understandably kept a lower profile which can't be said about every Brexiteer but that didn't stop Sky News from sticking him on live TV to review Wednesday's papers.

People were absolutely apoplectic that he had been given such a platform. The uproar was so strong that it led to The Week writing a story about the backlash to his appearance, which Grimes wasn't happy about.

In a tweet where he responded to the story, Grimes, from County Durham, claimed that people didn't want to listen to him because he was 'uneducated' and that he didn't have the same privileged 'upbringing' as his critics.

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Whilst Grimes might have believed that this was a clever and arguably honest way to hit back at those lashing out at him it backfired even worse than the initial vitriol aimed at his Sky News appearance.

Many people were pulling him up on his claim that he was uneducated.

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I grew up on a council estate. Didn’t stop me getting an education, or plenty of the people around me. Neither did… https://t.co/ivdgyfpjyG
— Ian Betteridge (@Ian Betteridge) 1553200670

You could be educated at Eton, Darren, and from depleted noble family. What people are objecting to is that you’ve… https://t.co/khqKnSXS72
— Peter Jukes (@Peter Jukes) 1553216598

@darrengrimes_ It's got sod all to do with your level of education. People generally don't want to listen to littl… https://t.co/rwazX6g09n
— Tim McCann #FSFA (@Tim McCann #FSFA) 1553214169

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Then there was the obviously incorrect line that he 'didn't spend his summers in Europe' as last time we checked County Durham was in Europe.

Darren, unless you decamped to Dubai your summers probably were spent in Europe https://t.co/RwGLBdGoKU
— Sorcha Ní Nia (@Sorcha Ní Nia) 1553207298

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@NorthernDean999 @darrengrimes_ I was in the Essex Algarve wearing hand me downs in Europe 👍
— Dianne Bancroft (@Dianne Bancroft) 1553200737

@DianneBancroft @NorthernDean999 @darrengrimes_ I went to sunny Prestatyn, in Europe.
— Smanfa (@Smanfa) 1553201777

@DianneBancroft @tweetie_666 @NorthernDean999 @darrengrimes_ I was enjoying all that Tapas at Pontin’s holiday camp in Kent.
— Doc Blobfish 💚🦀🦞 (@Doc Blobfish 💚🦀🦞) 1553240225

@RuthElleson @plymuffmartin @DianneBancroft @tweetie_666 @NorthernDean999 @darrengrimes_ We went to Pontins once, c… https://t.co/sVAFl4k19C
— David Nicol (@David Nicol) 1553245873

It's safe to say that Grimes quickly learnt that you should never play the poverty or working class card when others have more legit claims than you and when you've been found guilty of illegal activity.

I only went to school once a month, my 47 siblings and I had to rotate, only one of us could leave the shoebox at a… https://t.co/oALlEThUgo
— Jo🌻🎗#OneTitWonder (@Jo🌻🎗#OneTitWonder) 1553241197

It isn't about what class you are, it's about having a basic knowledge of the subject you are purporting to be an e… https://t.co/wmBeVxbten
— Daniel Sohege 🧡 (@Daniel Sohege 🧡) 1553246236

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There are lots of educational courses in prison nowadays. https://t.co/RrUqJBJK36
— Greg Ó Ceallaigh (@Greg Ó Ceallaigh) 1553239437

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HT The Poke

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