Nigel Farage v James O'Brien - Interview In Full - LBC
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Published 2014-05-16
Following James's critical comments about Ukip, then leader Nigel Farage challenged James to a debate.
And in a very tense interview with James O'Brien, Mr Farage defended the parties from other countries he chooses to sit with at the European Parliament, some of which have expressed extreme views.
"What I've done in the European Parliament is try and draw a line to say we will not sit with people who we believe to be on the extremes. We will sit with people who we believe have a reasonable balanced point of view" Mr Farage said.
"I'll be honest - we've had a problem, in this group, with one of two members of the Northern League. But equally - the Conservative Party had problems with the man who celebrated the SS invasion of the Baltic states.
"We have said we will not sit with parties like Front Nationale -we are not a party that wants a billing to the far right."
He added: "If you look at the associations everyone has to form in European Parliament - a degree of compromise is needed."
Mr Farage also said that any Ukip members with racist, extreme views are expelled from the party.
"Wherever we have found people who have extreme, racist, unpleasant views - we have unceremoniously got rid of them" he told James live in the studio.
"I have tried to protect the party by making clear that anybody that had previously been a BNP member - cannot join. And to hold up the views of a handful of people as representative of Ukip -isn't true."
In an interview that has been described in the media as "car-crash radio", "brutal" and "forensic", Mr Farage looked rattled before his Director of Communications Patrick O'Flynn interrupted and called an end to the debate.
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All Comments (21)
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I keep coming back to this to remember what a proper political interview sounds like.
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I think it's time for a rematch, so Farage can tell us how "well" Brexit is going, and how he made Britain great again....
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Watching this in 2023 and knowing what happened to the UK and how the Remain/Leave went and all the lies of Farage uncovered feels so cringe.
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That's why they don't do interviews with James anymore😂😂
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The level research Mr O'brien did before this interview is staggering. Incredible. Who even compares? The BBC wouldn't subject him to anywhere near this level of scrutiny.
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If we had more journalists that did interviews like this we'd have better quality politicians.
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Certain BBC journalists should take note of this interview. This is how you hold someone to account.
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I've been struggling with O'brien recently following the Sangita debacle, but this is an example of how journalists should still be allowed to question politicians. Ironic really...
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“When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.” ― Socrates
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This is one of the best interviews I have ever seen. This is truly brutal.
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I so wish this has been shown on prime time TV before the Brexit referendum.
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Absolute classic and shows how well prepared James O'brien is for this confrontation
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Hahahahaha. The bit about his kids and his wife speaking German is mint
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This hasn’t aged well has it 🤣 Those British fishing companies are regretting trusting you.
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It's a work of art seeing people like this being taken to account.
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Has there ever been such a brutal smackdown of any political figure as this?
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As a native Brit, I can honestly say I feel far more comfortable when I hear strangers speaking in German than I ever do when I hear Nigel Farage speaking in English.
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Can we please have James O'Brien interviewing Ben Shapiro? That would make my year.
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Well done James. Deep respect for you and your presence of mind.
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That's how interviews should be done. If he was grilled like this on mainstream media, prior to referendum, maybe we would still be in EU.
