Nigel Farage storms out of Sky News interview when quizzed over Reform MP’s assault conviction

Farage storms out of Sky News interview when quizzed over Reform MP's assaultSky News

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00:00So I asked him today whether James McMurdoch would meet the standards of this new vetting system

00:06if they were in place at the last election. This is what he said.

00:11...involves being honest though. Are you not concerned that he lied about what he did?

00:15Did he? He wasn't vetted. He wasn't vetted. James McMurdoch was one of those many candidates

00:20who wasn't vetted at all by the party. Look, I didn't know any of this when I took back over

00:24as leader. So you said you're going to put in place the most vigorous vetting system

00:30in place now. Do you think James McMurdoch would not go through this new vetting system?

00:36You can have your fun at Sky News. We've got 100,000 members. I've got a million

00:40followers on TikTok. Dame Andrea Jenkins has just joined us. She's our candidate

00:44for Greater Lincolnshire. You've had your fun. I'm off for lunch. Thank you.