Farage embroiled in row as video tied to far-right group resurfaces
Nigel Farage contributed a Cameo video to a far-right group in Canada that later used his message to promote an extremist event, according to reports.
A video released by the Guardian appears to show the Reform leader endorsing a show titled the ‘Road Rage Terror Tour’, which was hosted by prominent figures in an organisation called Diagolon.
Then-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described the group as a ‘white nationalist violent organisation’.
In the footage, Farage is shown saying: ‘You never know, you might walk out saying Road Rage Terror Tour is the best thing that ever happened.’
The Cameo message is one of several highlighted by the Guardian in a report on the content of Farage’s many videos on the platform.
It also includes a number of clips in which the Clacton MP repeats the far-right slogan ‘if in doubt, kick them out’.
Users requesting a clip typically leave a short message explaining who it is for and information they would like them to include.
These often involve in-jokes that are left unexplained, and a Reform spokesperson said the videos ‘should not be treated as political statements or campaign activity’.
They added: ‘Mr Farage has recorded many thousands of videos for genuine supporters to celebrate weddings, congratulate friends or send novelty messages.
‘At that scale, the occasional mistake can occur.
‘He uses the platform in good faith and without knowledge of the individuals involved beyond what is written for him in the prompt.’
Metro has contacted Farage for further comment.
The Reform leader has got in trouble for his Cameo appearances before.
Earlier this year, he was tricked into recording a video that appeared to be a tribute to the paedophile Ian Watkins, who was killed in prison last year.
It cost £98 for John Smith to commission the Reform UK leader to film the clip.
In response, Farage told Metro: ‘Thank him for the money. There are lots of Ian Watkins. Tell him to send more. I did alter his request.’
In 2021, a video emerged showing the then-Reform president raising a drink and using the pro IRA slogan ‘up the Ra’.
He later told the MailOnline: ”If I saw ‘up the RA’ I would have looked at that as something very innocent, and wouldn’t have even known there was an implication to it.’
Meanwhile, Reform MP Lee Anderson is facing allegations he may have broken parliamentary rules by filming a Cameo in his office.
The MPs’ code of conduct prohibits the use of Parliament for commercial activities.
A Reform spokesman said Anderson did not make money from his Cameo videos, and instead donated any proceeds to charity.
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