Tory leader says head of Reform should ‘put on his big boy pants’ and apologise over allegations from ex-schoolmates
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Kemi Badenoch has questioned why Nigel Farage has not apologised for alleged racist and antisemitic comments while at school, saying the weight of the evidence of more than 20 former schoolmates is significant.
In her strongest comments yet on the issue, the Conservative leader said she was struck that Farage had not admitted any fault or apologised, saying it would have been her first instinct as a politician.
She said the Reform UK leader’s refusal to apologise suggested that he “doesn’t care” about having hurt people in the past.
