"One of those with new allegations is Jason Meredith, who was three years below Farage at Dulwich college, a private school in south-east London. He claims that Farage called him a paki and would use taunts such as go back home. Meredith, 58, who is of Anglo-Indian heritage and has lived in Switzerland where he works as a product manager since 1999, said it was support for anti-racism that motivated him to come forward."
"his position seemingly shifted from outright denial to claiming he only engaged in banter that was not malicious or directed with intent. On Wednesday, when questioned over the previous allegations at a press conference by an ITV News journalist, Farage went further than he has in his own previous denials, saying: I don't apologise for things that are complete made-up fantasies. Some of what I heard was just absolute nonsense by people with very obvious, if you looked, political motivation."
Thirty-four school contemporaries of Nigel Farage have alleged they witnessed racist or antisemitic behavior by him. Several contemporaries reported targeted abuse during school years. Jason Meredith, three years below Farage at Dulwich College, alleges racial taunts including being called 'paki' and told to 'go back home' while in his mid-teens. Meredith cited support for anti-racism as his reason for coming forward. Farage has faced pressure to apologize but has refused, moving from outright denial to characterizing some conduct as banter and calling parts of the allegations made-up fantasies while suggesting political motivation behind some claims.
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