EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage has been accused of parroting far-right lies and ramping up tensions after urging his followers to react with 'pure cold rage' to Henry Nowak's murder - a remark branded 'unforgivable' by Keir Starmer20:20, 03 Jun 2026Updated 20:38, 03 Jun 2026PMQs: Nigel Farage grills Starmer on ‘two-tier policing’ Nigel Farage has been accused of exploiting Henry Nowak's murder and parroting far-right lies while pretending to care about the teenager's loved ones.‌The Reform leader was told his actions were "unforgivable" by Keir Starmer after he urged supporters to react with "pure cold rage" ahead of sickening violence in Southampton. Shortly after being heckled by MPs at a tense PMQs, Mr Farage retreated to a swanky private members' club favoured by celebrities and Tory grandees.‌He was pictured outside Oswald's in Mayfair, a favourite haunt of Tory heavyweights like Michael Gove and George Osborne, which has previously hosted A-listers including Jay-Z, Beyonce and Prince William.‌The club is renowned for its impressive wine bar and cigar terrace. While he was taking in the lavish surroundings, anti-racism groups voiced their fury after he claimed Henry's murder showed UK police habitually discriminate against white people. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has also been seen at Oswalds’ - he attended a pre-Coronation dinner at the club in 2023.‌Mr Farage later claimed clashes in Southampton on Tuesday evening were "just the beginning" as he was accused of stirring up tensions.Mr Starmer told MPs that Mr Farage had shown "exactly who he is" with his inflammatory remarks. The PM said: "I'm really shocked that he (Mr Farage) pretends to have respect for Henry's family. The grieving family have asked us not to respond in the way that the leader of Reform has responded. They've asked us not to. They have lost their son in the most appalling circumstances."They make a simple plea of us as human beings to please not exploit that. That is their plea to us, and we all need to reflect on the words of Henry's father. My response and the response of others, to be fair, has to be focused on the lessons to be learned so we can deliver justice. His (Mr Farage's) response has been to appeal for rage.‌"That's his response to a father who's lost his son and asked for that not to happen. Exploiting this tragedy to create grievance and division would be wrong in any circumstances."But to do it when the family are expressly saying please don't is unforgivable. It shows exactly who he is."‌Horrifying bodycam footage released on Monday showed Henry, 18, in handcuffs as he lay dying. He was repeatedly stabbed by 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa, who falsely claimed he had been the victim of a racial assault.He was shown repeatedly telling officers that he had been stabbed and that he could not breathe, but they did not believe him. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is now investigating Hampshire Police's response to the tragedy.The chief constable of Hampshire Police has apologised to Henry’s family for their son being handcuffed and arrested as he lay dying.‌Chief constable Alexis Boon said: “I really feel for the family of Henry at this time and I understand their point of view and why they’re upset with the police. We have said we’re sorry for handcuffing and arresting Henry at that time.”On Monday Henry's dad Mark Nowak said outside court: "We do not want his death to be used to create further division, hatred or tension. We want his story to make our streets safer for everyone."‌Following Digwa's sentencing on Monday - which saw the killer jailed for a minimum of 21 years - Mr Farage released a video stating: "We're living in a two-tier culture in this country where the rights and privileges of white people matter less than those of ethnic minorities."He went on to post on X: "We should respond to this with pure cold rage." Hours later eleven police officers were injured in clashes outside Southampton Police station.Anti-racism campaigners voiced their outrage at Mr Farage's claims. Samira Ali, Stand Up to Racism national organiser, told The Mirror: "Nigel Farage has inflamed the situation by calling for 'pure cold rage'. This dangerous rhetoric gives confidence to far right forces who want to turn grief into racist mobilisation.‌"The claim of 'two tier policing' is a lie used by the far right to justify their racism. In reality, Black and Asian people are still disproportionately stopped, criminalised and subjected to deaths in police custody. Police failures are not challenged by far right violence."And Dr Shabna Begum, chief executive of the Runnymede Trust, said: 'We strongly reject the claim that there is any evidence of a ‘two-tier’ policing system in which white people are treated more harshly by the police. This framing is not supported by the available data, and risks distorting public understanding of serious and long-standing inequalities in policing and the wider legal system."‌She continued: "Any serious debate about this must be grounded in evidence, not fabricated narratives that seek to advance a divisive political agenda."Mr Farage - who was not in the Commons on Tuesday when Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood updated MPs on the harrowing case - later doubled down on his incendiary claims. He told Times Radio that the disorder in Southampton was "the beginning". He said: "The division will get far worse. What you saw in Southampton last night is the beginning. If we get large numbers of young white males who think the police are prejudiced against them, goodness knows where we go. This has to end."Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey told the Commons: "Outside court, Henry's father made a powerful plea that his son's murder should not be used to create further division, but should be used to treat knife crime as a national emergency.‌"The victims of knife crime and their families deserve a politics where we come together to solve these problems and not use them as a political football."Condemning the violence, Mr Starmer said: "There are serious questions to answer, including how accusations of racism informed police thinking, and we are supporting the IOPC to get to the bottom of what happened. But no matter the pain we feel, there is no justification for more violence and disorder. The attacks directed towards police officers in Southampton last night were disgraceful and completely unacceptable.‌"This is a time for serious work, not rage. Let me be clear. We will ensure that anyone found engaging in disorder meets the full force of the law, as we have done before."Earlier Policing Minister Sarah Jones said Mr Farage's comments were “irresponsible” and “unhelpful” after violent clashes between protesters and police in Southampton on Monday night. Ms Jones said she understood the anger the case had caused, but appealed for calm.Asked about Mr Farage’s comments, Ms Jones said: “I just think they're so unhelpful. I think, of course, when you look at that footage and - I've got boys and myself and when I look at that footage, it's awful and you feel the kind of a visceral response and anger that is there and that is there is right to feel.Article continues below"But to try and take those emotional responses that we're all having and stir it into a call to action that is going to divide us even further is so irresponsible. and I would just say to all politicians, words matter. We need to be careful what we say. We need to let the IOPC do their job, and we need to respect what the family has asked us to do.”The National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) has announced it would review anti-racism guidance in the wake of Henry's murder.The Mirror has contacted spokespeople for both Reform UK and Mr Farage.