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The United Kingdom's attorney general, Richard Hermer, has demanded Nigel Farage to issue an apology to former schoolmates who claim he racially abused them during their time at school.

Hermer said that Farage had "undoubtedly deeply hurt" many people, according to their descriptions of his alleged conduct. He commented that the leader's "constantly changing" denials had been difficult to believe.

“During his replies to valid inquiries, not once has Farage truly condemned antisemitism,” Hermer informed a news outlet.

Further Testimonies Come to Light

A recent investigation last month detailed the accounts of over a dozen ex-pupils of Farage from Dulwich College.

One, Peter Ettedgui, recalled that a teenage Farage "came up to me and utter: ‘Hitler was right’ or ‘send them to the gas chambers’, at times making a long hiss to mimic the sound of the gas showers”.

Another minority ethnic pupil alleged that when he was roughly nine years old, he was singled out by a older Farage.

“He came over to a pupil with two tall mates and spoke to anyone looking ‘unusual’,” the person said. “That included me on three separate times; inquiring where I was from, and gesturing, saying: ‘That’s the way back,’ to wherever you replied you were from.”

Following the initial report, additional individuals have come forward; around two dozen people have now stated they were either targets of or witnesses to hurtful conduct by Farage.

The behaviour they described span the period when Farage was aged a teenager.

Changing Stories

The political figure has denied that anything he did was "explicitly" racist or antisemitic, and has claimed the accusers were misremembering.

Commentators have highlighted that Farage has failed to condemn antisemitism and other forms of racism in a wider sense in his statements.

They also point to his inability to reprimand a colleague in his party, Sarah Pochin, after she made remarks about the number of people of colour she saw in adverts. She later expressed regret for the statements.

“His constantly changing story about his behaviour to his schoolmates [is] unconvincing, to say the least,” Hermer stated.

He added: “Arguing that 20 people have somehow recalled incorrectly the same things about his hurtful behaviour simply lacks credibility."

Question of Character

“If he aspires to be seen as a serious contender for high office, he urgently needs address the fears of the Jewish people, and apologise to the many people he has clearly deeply hurt by his behaviour,” Hermer concluded.

“Bigotry in all its forms is anathema to the principles of this country and we should not let it to ever become legitimised in society.”

In a different discussion, a senior politician said Farage should “speak out” if he wanted to be considered a real leader.

“It is very telling how little he has to say, and the precisely drafted words that both you and I would understand as being crafted in a specific manner to communicate, but also not to say something,” she remarked.

Legal Letters and Later Statements

In lawyers' communications before the publication of the investigation, Farage’s lawyers asserted that “the suggestion that Mr Farage ever engaged in, supported, or led such conduct is completely refuted”.

Farage later appeared to change his position in an discussion, saying: “Have I said things decades ago that you could view as being teenage humour, you could interpret in a contemporary context today in a certain manner? Possibly.”

He said that he had “not ever purposely attempted to go and upset anybody”. Farage subsequently issued a further comment: “I can tell you categorically that I did not say the things that have been published aged 13, decades in the past.”