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As Brexit nears, it seems like Nigel Farage being put in his place is becoming a weekly occurrence.
On 17 August, chief Brexit supporter Farage shared The Independent’s report on the reaction of medical professionals to a possible no-deal Brexit. Responding to the news that the British Medical Association have warned that a no-deal Brexit will be “catastrophe” for NHS and increase risk, Farage branded the claims “project fear” and the BMA an “absolute disgrace”.
This is the most extreme form of project fear yet, these people are an absolute disgrace. https://t.co/9J4DJCRQsC— Nigel Farage (@Nigel Farage) 1534407216
But doctor Rachel Clarke was having none of it. In an epic Twitter thread, she systemically destroyed Farage’s claims, using his rhetoric against him while delivering a series of crushing facts and statistics. It really does have to be seen to be believed.
Because patients are vulnerable - so incredibly vulnerable. And if you really were a man of the people, as opposed… https://t.co/ptptnkq6wG— Rachel Clarke (@Rachel Clarke) 1534436389
She ended on challenging Farage to a live on-air debate.
And incidentally, @Nigel_Farage, if you want to debate the facts pertaining to Brexit and the NHS, please invite me… https://t.co/sI6DzlinSg— Rachel Clarke (@Rachel Clarke) 1534437655
Perhaps unsurprisingly, despite the thread making more than 1.3 million impressions on Twitter in just 24 hours, Farage is yet to respond.
Not a word of response from @Nigel_Farage to this thread, despite its 8,000 retweets and 1.3 million impressions in… https://t.co/hajx4FT4nT— Rachel Clarke (@Rachel Clarke) 1534527524
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