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Farage and Brand trade post Question Time insults | Farage and Brand trade post Question Time insults |
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Russell Brand and Nigel Farage have continued to trade insults following their Question Time clash. | Russell Brand and Nigel Farage have continued to trade insults following their Question Time clash. |
Both panellists wrote articles attacking the other in the aftermath of the BBC show. | Both panellists wrote articles attacking the other in the aftermath of the BBC show. |
On his blog, comedian and campaigner Brand called the UKIP leader an "an end of the pier, end of the road, end of days politician". | On his blog, comedian and campaigner Brand called the UKIP leader an "an end of the pier, end of the road, end of days politician". |
Mr Farage wrote on the Independent website that Brand had been exposed as a "messiah with feet of clay". | Mr Farage wrote on the Independent website that Brand had been exposed as a "messiah with feet of clay". |
The two men were joined on Thursday night's show by Conservative Communities Minister Penny Mordaunt, shadow international development secretary Mary Creagh, and Times columnist Camilla Cavendish. | The two men were joined on Thursday night's show by Conservative Communities Minister Penny Mordaunt, shadow international development secretary Mary Creagh, and Times columnist Camilla Cavendish. |
'Discredited' | 'Discredited' |
In an often heated debate, with members of the audience yelling at each other and the panel, Brand called Mr Farage a "pound shop Enoch Powell" during a section on immigration, with the UKIP leader responding by saying he believed the UK was "overcrowded". | In an often heated debate, with members of the audience yelling at each other and the panel, Brand called Mr Farage a "pound shop Enoch Powell" during a section on immigration, with the UKIP leader responding by saying he believed the UK was "overcrowded". |
The barbs did not stop when filming ended, as Mr Farage said the performance of the "sometime comedian turned banker-basher" had been "limp". | The barbs did not stop when filming ended, as Mr Farage said the performance of the "sometime comedian turned banker-basher" had been "limp". |
He wrote: "Mr Brand will swan around and tout long-discredited, even conspiratorial, theories about the City of London, and 'who owns politicians' - but actually he had very little to give." | He wrote: "Mr Brand will swan around and tout long-discredited, even conspiratorial, theories about the City of London, and 'who owns politicians' - but actually he had very little to give." |
For his part, Brand said Mr Farage was "worse than stagnant, he is a tribute act, he is a nostalgic spasm for a Britain that never was; an infinite cricket green with no-one from the colonies to raise the game, grammar schools on every corner and shamed women breastfeeding under giant parasols". | For his part, Brand said Mr Farage was "worse than stagnant, he is a tribute act, he is a nostalgic spasm for a Britain that never was; an infinite cricket green with no-one from the colonies to raise the game, grammar schools on every corner and shamed women breastfeeding under giant parasols". |
'Raging' | 'Raging' |
The breastfeeding reference followed a row over Mr Farage's suggestion that some venues might ask mothers to "perhaps sit in a corner" to feed their babies. | The breastfeeding reference followed a row over Mr Farage's suggestion that some venues might ask mothers to "perhaps sit in a corner" to feed their babies. |
Both men praised the audience of Question Time, which was filmed in Canterbury. | Both men praised the audience of Question Time, which was filmed in Canterbury. |
Brand, who was urged to stand for Parliament by one man in the crowd. added: "The only worthwhile sentiments, be they raging or insightful, come from the audience". | Brand, who was urged to stand for Parliament by one man in the crowd. added: "The only worthwhile sentiments, be they raging or insightful, come from the audience". |
Other questions focused on the NHS, grammar schools and trust in politicians. | Other questions focused on the NHS, grammar schools and trust in politicians. |
The programme was watched by an average of 3.5 million viewers, with the audience peaking at 4.6 million at the start. | |
This was nearly a million higher than the previous week's episode, but well below the 7.9 million viewers who watched ex-BNP leader Nick Griffin's appearance on the show in 2009. | |
The encounter also triggered plenty of debate on social media, with 106,000 tweets during the show - compared with 22,000 the week before. |
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