'Cameron, Miliband and Clegg are dull as ditchwater': Farage slams main party leaders
NIGEL FARAGE branded the leaders of the three main Westminster parties “dull as ditchwater” last night.
The UK Independence Party leader said Prime Minister David Cameron, his deputy Lib Dem Nick Clegg and Labour leader Ed Miliband were “appalling people”.
He also said many Tory MPs were snobbish and some were racist.
As votes were being counted in the Clacton and Heywood and Middleton by-elections this morning, Mr Farage delivered his damning broadside against the current political establishment.
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They are appalling people, truly appalling
He said of the PM and party leaders: “They are appalling people, truly appalling.
“These men are utterly hopeless, dull as bloody ditchwater.”
He told Newsweek Europe magazine: “I believe that the ability to talk to people and have them feel engaged, rather than patronised, isn’t something you can learn.
“It’s a bit like being able to sing or play cricket. You can either do it, or you can’t.”
He hit out at attempts to smear Ukip as a racist party, saying: “Ukip believe immigration can be an extremely positive thing – but it has to be controlled.”
He said Tory MPs were the worst for racism.
“What you hear is not just racism but snobbish attitudes. Snobbery on a level you would not believe still exists in this country,” he said.