Goodwood Revival interview: Nigel Farage on Jeremy Corbyn, refugees and the Vulcan bomber
Speaking at Goodwood Revival on Saturday, the UKIP leader criticised left-wing Corbyn for ‘wanting to let everyone’ into the country, when he said the vast majority of those coming to Europe were not refugees.
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Hide Ad“Mr Corbyn wants to let everyone in so we can look forward to that,” Mr Farage said.
“The Labour party has just elected a leader who believes we are all part of one world.
“That might go down well in the north Islington dinner party set but I don’t think it’s what ordinary people think.
“As far as UKIP’s concerned it’s a huge boost.”
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Hide AdCorbyn polled almost 60 per cent of more than 400,000 votes cast, beating his rivals Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall in today’s result.
Mr Farage said: “As far as the refugee crisis is concerned, we need to define who a refugee is and isn’t.
“It’s perfectly clear to me the vast majority of people coming across the Med are economic migrants and not refugees.
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Hide Ad“When ISIS say they will use this route to flood Europe with their own Jihadists, when they say it, they probably mean it.
He added: “The United Nations say there are £59 million people displaced because of war, we can’t take everybody.”
Speaking about being at Goodwood Revival, he added: “A pal said he was coming, I’d heard about it from lots of people but never been before.
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Hide Ad“And then I was told the Vulcan was flying at 4pm and I may never see it again it was a done deal.”
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