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Greg Evans
Aug 02, 2019
Nigel Farage's return to the political fray with his Brexit Party has caused plenty of uproar and concern.
From the off Farage's party has been mocked by his critics and remainers for overzealous claims and its regularly controversial rhetoric, but regardless has continued to gather momentum and truth be told, isn't going anywhere any time soon.
With this in mind, we don’t need to remind you of how divisive Farage can be, especially when it comes to Brexit and the EU. We all remember the dizzying times of 2016.
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Anti-Brexit campaigner Femi Oluwole shared a Twitter thread dissecting Nigel Farages past claims that questions the motives of the Brexit Party leader that reall is a must-read for anyone looking to form an opinion, support a previously held one or to rally against.
Either way, there's a lot to take in.
THREAD of things about Nigel Farage that should already be public knowledge ahead of the #EuropeanElections2019. Dear Media, DO YOUR JOB!— Femi (@Femi) 1555581352
1⃣ He lied about immigration AND ADMITTED it. 2016: There's nothing we can do to stop unlimited people from EU coun… https://t.co/dKyHI0eS9w— Femi (@Femi) 1555581353
2⃣ Nigel Farage has almost blatantly expressed that he's not concerned with whether Brexit makes us poorer. https://t.co/ylnLKYxT8C— Femi (@Femi) 1555581353
3⃣When confronted with a nurse who was terrified by the massive drop in applications from EU27 nurses caused by Bre… https://t.co/aeTPcYfIWx— Femi (@Femi) 1555581354
4⃣Every time Nigel Farage refers to an "EU Army", he KNOWS he's referring to defence cooperation which the UK could… https://t.co/Krf2dcrIs2— Femi (@Femi) 1555581503
5⃣ Nigel Farage lied on LBC about the very content of article 50. https://t.co/bDkuuQ2rNw https://t.co/d6llOyRFq5— Femi (@Femi) 1555581698
7⃣ Nigel Farage passionately defended the idea that we could be like Norway, a Single Market country, in 2016. https://t.co/6kP7J5CVPk— Femi (@Femi) 1555581963
8⃣ Nigel Farage hasn't been involved or even tried to be involved in the reform processes of the EU. https://t.co/34AygbDKad— Femi (@Femi) 1555582091
9⃣ The REASON why Nigel Farage was racist when he used the "Breaking Point" poster was because the UK is not part o… https://t.co/jXGpOFP1lJ— Femi (@Femi) 1555582204
🔟He worked with the German Far-Right Party "Alternative für Deutschland", a group that is widely to considered in G… https://t.co/HnllWbjcn1— Femi (@Femi) 1555588480
So there you have it! If you don't think this man is fit to represent the UK on the European stage, follow… https://t.co/V2XBxxAzs1— Femi (@Femi) 1555588784
Although Femi shared the thread way back on April 18 it is still being shared, racking up more than 12,000 retweets at the time of writing, with many Twitter users thanking him for putting it together.
This Thread. Nigel Farage is giving you NO Information. None. Not who he’s funded by. Not what the Brexit manifesto… https://t.co/X7GI7uhreY— Indra J 💙🌈🩺🦸♂️🦸♀️😷 (@Indra J 💙🌈🩺🦸♂️🦸♀️😷) 1557100770
indy100 has contacted Nigel Farage for comment.
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