Reform's Deputy Leader Richard Tice drew a furious backlash after he appeared to dismiss allegations against Nigel Farage from a schoolmate whose family fled the Nazis

Richard Tice has been accused of discouraging racism victims from speaking out after he claimed allegations against Nigel Farage from his school days were “made-up twaddle”.

The Reform UK Deputy Leader triggered a furious backlash after appearing to dismiss claims from a director whose family fled the Nazis in a BBC Radio 4 interview last week. Peter Ettedgui, who was 13 at the time, has alleged that the Reform leader would tell him " Hitler was right ", or "Gas them" before adding a hiss to replicate the sound of the gas chambers.

Mr Farage has dismissed the claims, from decades ago - and insisted he would never

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