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Farage criticized for using murder victim's death to appeal to racist supporters

By

John Crace

5d ago· 6 min readenOpinion

Summary

The article is a strongly opinionated piece criticizing Nigel Farage for exploiting a personal tragedy (the murder of a man's son) for political gain. It describes Farage's shift from holding press conferences to making online "addresses to the nation" from home, portraying this as a sign of weakness and fear of scrutiny. The piece accuses Farage of using the opportunity to appeal to racist elements and spread division, despite the victim's father explicitly asking that his son's death not be used for such purposes.

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An address to the nation is something usually delivered by the monarch or the prime minister during an emergency. Not from a leader of a political party with just eight MPs.
Mark Nowak had asked for his son's murder not to be used to spread division. But Nige is just not the kind of guy to miss out
Now he is a virtual prisoner in his own home. Afraid to subject himself to awkward questions about the £5m he says he was 'gifted'
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Mark Nowak had asked for his son’s murder not to be used to spread division. But Nige is just not the kind of guy to miss out

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