Nigel Farage’s furious deflection was a real squirmfest, as Sally Nugent pressed him over an ally calling Kemi Badenoch a ‘Nigerian scammer’

Bloody hell that victim card is doing some heavy lifting this morning https://t.co/xbnUrYhgsy pic.twitter.com/IIFzSfSei6

— Parody Figel Narage PM (@Spinner59) October 27, 2026

Someone should ask him if he would approve of her being called a "Nigerian MP". https://t.co/UABJsLN3jL

— GET A GRIP (@docrussjackson) October 27, 2026

Dear Sally Nugent
You little mischief maker. You're winding Farage up.
Empty seats at Reform UK event.
Investigation into £5 million gift.
….do continue. Perfick.#BBCBreakfast #r4today

— Alethea Bernard (@Tush27J) October 27, 2026

He misses the hypocrisy of his own answer. By failing to answer if the comment is racist, he is acknowledging that there is an underlying issue with the comment. Secondly, he complains about the threats he is constantly facing, yet does nothing to limit similar threats against…

— 50 Shades Of Red (@TheNeilMorris) October 27, 2026

Strong on rants.
Weak on racists.
That's Nigel Farage. pic.twitter.com/9zkAX0qjX4

— Josh Babarinde OBE MP (@JoshBabarinde) October 27, 2026

The man is an absolute joke. The way he wriggles around trying to avoid giving an answer before finally saying it isn’t racist. Pretending scammer means the same thing as liar. It doesn’t. Claiming the comment was just saying Badenoch is Nigerian. It wasn’t. Saying he is… https://t.co/IbawYnrwOe

— Sarah Cholwill (@SarahCholwill) October 27, 2026

I thought Farage was about to cry. He just can't do the scrutiny thing can he. He will never be Prime Minister. Well done Sally Nugent. pic.twitter.com/eKnbDR7bqs

— Brooksy1960🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (@StelucBrooks) October 27, 2026

The problem with racial politics is that deniability is not always plausible.

Raheem Kassam's "Nigeria" strategy is already rebounding; Farage is struggling to distance himself from him… pic.twitter.com/IrrJ3Ex2vx

— Fraser Nelson (@FraserNelson) October 27, 2026