Nigel Farage criticised for likening Black Lives Matter protests to the Taliban

Nigel Farage has claimed that soon our “cities wont be worth living in” following protests against violence and systemic racism towards black people.

The Brexit Party leader compared the Black Lives Matter campaign to the Taliban in a tweet which has been roundly criticised since it was first posted.

The Afghan fundamentalist political movement were falsely believed to be behind the tearing down of Saddam Hussein’s statue in Iraq in 2003, which could have been what drew the comparison.

But it was in fact Iraqi citizens after his regime had been toppled.

Farage’s tweet has prompted outrage among campaigners.

Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu said the former UKIP leader “exemplifies how White people WHITEWASH the oppression of Black people as their own so they can accuse us of Anti-white agenda”.

While Mark Watson said “Bristol will continue to be a very good place to live, next week, next year/decade, without the statue of the slaver. Let’s see.”

Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.