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| Nigel Farage ridiculed over video of him delivering letter to BBC | Nigel Farage ridiculed over video of him delivering letter to BBC |
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| Social media users mocked Farage’s post that shows him striding up to the broadcaster’s London HQ | |
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| Wed 20 Sep 2017 13.34 BST | |
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| Nigel Farage has been roundly derided on social media for posting a video of himself marching up to the doors of the BBC’s Broadcasting House in London brandishing a letter of complaint. | Nigel Farage has been roundly derided on social media for posting a video of himself marching up to the doors of the BBC’s Broadcasting House in London brandishing a letter of complaint. |
| Delivering my letter of complaint to the BBC Director-General yesterday. pic.twitter.com/TerWF4Z2dO | Delivering my letter of complaint to the BBC Director-General yesterday. pic.twitter.com/TerWF4Z2dO |
| Internet users were quick to see the funny side of the video. | Internet users were quick to see the funny side of the video. |
| Postman Twat https://t.co/zAZ9x0GzEd | Postman Twat https://t.co/zAZ9x0GzEd |
| Footage of @Nigel_Farage delivering his letter of complaint to the BBC. pic.twitter.com/myrVsn0MvV | Footage of @Nigel_Farage delivering his letter of complaint to the BBC. pic.twitter.com/myrVsn0MvV |
| The BBC Director-General receiving your victimhood application form. pic.twitter.com/u51OS9n18V | The BBC Director-General receiving your victimhood application form. pic.twitter.com/u51OS9n18V |
| Nigel Farage's letter of complaint to the BBC Director-General: pic.twitter.com/wK8STpQ5Hb | Nigel Farage's letter of complaint to the BBC Director-General: pic.twitter.com/wK8STpQ5Hb |
| Really hope that on BBC Question Time this week one of the panel is that letter from Nigel Farage sat on a chair #bbcqt | Really hope that on BBC Question Time this week one of the panel is that letter from Nigel Farage sat on a chair #bbcqt |
| And posing holding a piece of paper always goes badly for politicians when social media users are armed with Photoshop. | And posing holding a piece of paper always goes badly for politicians when social media users are armed with Photoshop. |
| It would be a real shame if Nigel Farage's very important protest was ruined by photoshoppers. pic.twitter.com/74gAdkC9HQ | It would be a real shame if Nigel Farage's very important protest was ruined by photoshoppers. pic.twitter.com/74gAdkC9HQ |
| pic.twitter.com/PQxxX6IGzc | pic.twitter.com/PQxxX6IGzc |
| pic.twitter.com/vvR0jttDJf | pic.twitter.com/vvR0jttDJf |
| "Delivering my letter of complaint to the BBC Director-General yesterday" pic.twitter.com/Y8xjWI0lCR | "Delivering my letter of complaint to the BBC Director-General yesterday" pic.twitter.com/Y8xjWI0lCR |
| People repeated Farage’s phrase “Delivering my letter of complaint to the director-general of the BBC” on Tuesday, accompanying it with a range of different videos. | People repeated Farage’s phrase “Delivering my letter of complaint to the director-general of the BBC” on Tuesday, accompanying it with a range of different videos. |
| "Delivering my letter of complaint to the BBC Director-General yesterday." pic.twitter.com/JH0V2fHngw | "Delivering my letter of complaint to the BBC Director-General yesterday." pic.twitter.com/JH0V2fHngw |
| "Delivering my letter of complaint to the BBC Director-General yesterday" pic.twitter.com/8xLCLXN8rM | "Delivering my letter of complaint to the BBC Director-General yesterday" pic.twitter.com/8xLCLXN8rM |
| Delivering my letter of complaint to the BBC Director-General yesterday pic.twitter.com/B4DBXd5Tse | Delivering my letter of complaint to the BBC Director-General yesterday pic.twitter.com/B4DBXd5Tse |
| Delivering my letter of complaint to the BBC Director-General yesterday. pic.twitter.com/HybxD3mr2n | Delivering my letter of complaint to the BBC Director-General yesterday. pic.twitter.com/HybxD3mr2n |
| "Delivering my letter of complaint to the BBC Director-General yesterday." pic.twitter.com/25yYBglZRz | "Delivering my letter of complaint to the BBC Director-General yesterday." pic.twitter.com/25yYBglZRz |
| Farage’s complaint to the BBC dates back to reporting in the aftermath of the death of Polish man Arkadiusz Jozwik in Harlow in 2016, which sparked fears of a wave of Brexit hate crime. | Farage’s complaint to the BBC dates back to reporting in the aftermath of the death of Polish man Arkadiusz Jozwik in Harlow in 2016, which sparked fears of a wave of Brexit hate crime. |
| In an interview with BBC reporter John Sweeney at the time, one local resident claimed that Farage had “blood on his hands”. The former Ukip leader has described this as a ‘slur’ that has caused his family misery. | In an interview with BBC reporter John Sweeney at the time, one local resident claimed that Farage had “blood on his hands”. The former Ukip leader has described this as a ‘slur’ that has caused his family misery. |
| Speaking on his LBC radio show, Farage said: “I want an apology and if I don’t get one then I think I’ll be compelled next year to feel why should I pay the licence fee.” | Speaking on his LBC radio show, Farage said: “I want an apology and if I don’t get one then I think I’ll be compelled next year to feel why should I pay the licence fee.” |
| In response to Farage’s claim, a BBC Spokesperson said: | In response to Farage’s claim, a BBC Spokesperson said: |
| “The BBC’s reporting reflected, like other media, that racial motivation was a line of inquiry the police were looking at and our coverage also featured vox-pops giving differing views including anti-social behaviour as a possibility.” | “The BBC’s reporting reflected, like other media, that racial motivation was a line of inquiry the police were looking at and our coverage also featured vox-pops giving differing views including anti-social behaviour as a possibility.” |
| Farage is demanding the BBC apologise over a vox pop. He's not so keen on the voice of the people when it says he's an arsehole, is he? | Farage is demanding the BBC apologise over a vox pop. He's not so keen on the voice of the people when it says he's an arsehole, is he? |
| Farage famously described the leave victory in the EU referendum as being achieved “without a single bullet being fired”, despite the murder of MP Jo Cox by far-right terrorist Thomas Mair taking place only days earlier. | Farage famously described the leave victory in the EU referendum as being achieved “without a single bullet being fired”, despite the murder of MP Jo Cox by far-right terrorist Thomas Mair taking place only days earlier. |
| Nigel, it doesn't matter how many letters you write, they will never bring back "The Black And White Minstrel Show". https://t.co/4K0hfeN8u9 | Nigel, it doesn't matter how many letters you write, they will never bring back "The Black And White Minstrel Show". https://t.co/4K0hfeN8u9 |
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