Nigel Farage aims savage swipe at German police over WW2 song at Euros
German police chief Peter Both previously responded to England fans chanting Ten German Bombers song at a friendly with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Nigel Farage has issued a 15-word response to the controversy surrounding England fans singing the famous Ten German Bombers chant at the Euros this summer.
Speaking on LBC with Nick Ferrari, Farage was asked if it was right for England fans to sing the chant. He responded: "I know this is difficult for the Germans but please, get a sense of humour."
German police chief Peter Both previously responded to England fans chanting Ten German Bombers song at a friendly with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
He urged fans to refrain from singing it during the Euros, which begins on June 14, but acknowledged that he had no power to take action against those who do.
He told the Express: “What we don’t accept in Germany is any kind of hostility to strangers, homophobic chants, discriminatory behaviour and showing the Hitler salute. This is absolutely unbearable and intolerable [and] criminal in Germany too.
“[If that happens] we will take proactive action and will intervene consequently.”
Farage also said his party was close to a "tipping point" where it would eclipse the Conservative Party. He pointed to a poll for Sky News which put Reform just one point behind the Tories.
The Reform leader, who has spoken about leading a reverse takeover of the Conservative Party, said he believed "something new is going to emerge on the centre-right" of politics.
"I think we are very close to a tipping point. Do I think I'm capable of leading a national opposition to a Labour Party with a big majority, where I can stand up and hold them to account on issues? Yes.
"I would be prepared to lead the centre-right in this country, a centre-right that stands up for small business, a centre-right that believes in borders, a centre-right that isn't scared of standing up for the British people."
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He added that he was "not going to surrender to the mob" after being hit with a milkshake in Clacton and having objects thrown at him in Barnsley.
Mr Farage told LBC Radio he was more targeted than other politicians because he was prepared to walk into crowds and because he dared to "break the consensus" by talking about mass migration unlike his rivals.
He said: "They are scared of the mob. And do you know something? I am not going to surrender to the mob. Never."
