Nigel Farage's former school responds to claims he made racist comments as student

Dulwich College has said allegations that Nigel Farage made racist and antisemitic comments to chap pupils astatine the schoolhouse are "profoundly distressing" and "entirely astatine likelihood with the Dulwich College of today".

In the archetypal reported connection from the schoolhouse astir the accusations - which day from 1970s - existent maestro Robert Milne wrote "such behaviour is wholly incompatible with the values the College holds".

"What we tin unequivocally authorities is that the behaviours described are wholly astatine likelihood with the Dulwich College of today," helium continued

The comments travel successful a missive to erstwhile Dulwich pupil Jean-Pierre Lihou.

Mr Lihou, 61, has alleged the existent Reform UK person sang antisemitic songs to Jewish schoolmates and "had a large contented with anyone called Patel".

Mr Farage has said helium "never straight racially abused anybody" astatine Dulwich and said determination is simply a "strong governmental element" to the allegations coming retired 49 years later.

Reform's lawman person Richard Tice has called the ex-classmates "liars".

Nigel Farage said: "I person not met oregon spoken to this master. So I americium amazed by his uninformed comments successful effect to claims from astir 50 years agone from politically motivated actors.

"If helium is interested, I tin amusement him the galore messages that I person received from chap pupils, including Jewish ones, that wholly contradict these allegations."

A spokesperson for Reform UK said: "This witch hunt is simply an effort to discredit Reform and Nigel Farage.

"Instead of debating Reform connected the substance of our ideas and policies, the left-wing media and profoundly unpopular Labour Party are present utilizing 50-year-old smears successful a past enactment of desperation.

"The British nationalist spot close done it."

The missive besides says the assemblage has avoided making immoderate nationalist statements "to support the college's estimation successful the agelong term".

"This should not beryllium interpreted arsenic indifference: safeguarding the college's bully sanction and upholding its values are of paramount value to us," it continues.

Mr Lihou told Sky News helium cautiously welcomed the missive written to him from the maestro and said helium understands wherefore the assemblage wasn't consenting to unequivocally condemn the allegations against the Reform person directly.

"Dulwich College has been wide that specified accusations are precise overmuch astatine likelihood with the values of the school," helium said.

He added: "Why tin Mr Farage not judge that approaching 30 radical [who] person lasting memories from him arsenic a 13-year-old to an big that helium should unreservedly apologise for?"

Sky News has contacted Dulwich College for a comment.