The Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, has accused “leftwing” teaching unions of poisoning the minds of young people “against everything this country has ever stood for”.
His outburst came after anti-racist campaigners disrupted a Reform UK event on Tuesday where Farage was due to announce the party’s candidate for the forthcoming mayoral election in Doncaster.
Eight protesters, understood to come from the Stand up to Racism campaign, heckled Farage and were escorted out of the venue in South Yorkshire, to jeers from the audience.
Describing one protester as a “saddo”, and another as a “loser”, Farage criticised the educational establishment for nurturing views such as those held by the protesters.
“That’s what you get, folks, when teaching unions in this country are poisoning the minds of young people, not just against Reform, but against everything this country has ever stood for,” he told his audience.
“I’ll make it clear, when we’re in a position of power, we will go to war with these leftwing teaching unions and make sure our kids are taught…
