UK Independence Party Leader Admits His Bold Brexit Claim Was a "Mistake"

[RussBLib]

Source: Mother Jones - UK Independent

As Britain awoke on Friday to the news that it had voted in favor of withdrawing from the European Union, voters were introduced to their new reality with a stunning admission from Nigel Farage, the pro-Brexit advocate who leads the U.K. Independence Party. Farage said that the Vote Leave campaign's signature pledge—that leaving the European Union would allow for £350 million to be spent on the U.K.'s National Health Service—was a "mistake."

Farage's mea culpa was made during an appearance on Good Morning Britain, where he was asked if he could continue supporting that promise after the campaign to extract the United Kingdom from the European Union had succeeded.

"No I can't, and I would have never made that claim," Farage said. "It was one of the mistakes I think the 'leave' campaign made"

Read more: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/06/nigel-farage-admits-his-bold-brexit-claim-was-mistake

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An admission already? Usually it takes months or years to reveal the truth that the people got screwed.

So Brits had the wool pulled over their eyes by liars and bigots.

Take note, America.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Not a "mistake". Willful lie. 1 of many by him & boorish Boris Johnson, American ex-mayor London. nt

[apcalc]

2. My first thought is that the vote to "leave" may be a huge mistake.

Unintended consequences and all....time will tell.

[underpants]

3. The Brits got a quick lesson in modern American politics

Flashy video work and ridiculously obvious lies

[malaise]

4. Unbelievable

In a just world there would be punishment

[DemFromPittsburgh]

5. What an unbelievable pestilence that man is.

[C_U_L8R]

6. Also known as a "trump"

We know those deceits well

[Scientific]

7. Yup. Farage took a royal reeking 'Trump' on the people of the UK

It sucks to be a massive Trumpian Republican-style LIAR,

[Saviolo]

8. Nigel Farage is a boob.

And not the left one.




... he's a right tit.

[geardaddy]

14. Spot on!

A complete muppet.

[cstanleytech]

9. I just read that some people are trying to claim he didnt lie because he didnt make

this claim that it was all the fault of one of the groups supporting the UKs exit and all I can think is ...........BS.
If he knew a group was lying he should of spoke up and by not speaking up he is just as guilty.

[Night Watchman]

10. The Video

[progree]

18. £350 M a WEEK! (not £350 M a year as I assumed from the OP excerpt) = $400 per person per year

£350 M a week = £18.2 billion a year or £284 per capita per year (at a 1.4 pound to USD exchange rate like before Brexit, that's $400 per capita per year -- quite a lot.

Thanks for the video! That was quite a claim!

[Nye Bevan]

11. Well it's not like they really trumpeted that claim.

Oh wait.....

[BlueMTexpat]

12. Britain has lying liars too!

Whooda thunk?

[summerschild]

13. So it's universal.

Right wingers lie.

Change in accent doesn't matter.

[geardaddy]

15. So, now Farage will push to not fund the NHS like a true Libertarian

Fuck him.

[phazed0]

16. Get over it! The people voted!

.. or so it usually goes around here. This is like the 20th post about this.

[bora13]

17. we are not that far off as a nation from britain

we should always understand that much of what this country is came from britain. the big issue lies in how a true democracy is failing us. Ask W and his ilk how that happened. Steal an election once shame on W. Steal it twice shame on you.

[AntiBank]

19. misleading headline and sloppy reporting (I'm only saying this for clarification as I detest Farage

on most other issues) I just am a stickler for accuracy and notice many are saying he personally made the claim.


Farage never made that claim, it was other parts of the Leave campaign, so "

His Bold Brexit Claim"

is simply not true.

the article also left out this quote showing this

“It wasn’t one of my adverts – I can assure you! I think they made a mistake in doing that,” he said.


Also

that leaving the European Union would allow for £350 million to be spent on the U.K.'s National Health Service—was a "mistake."

its £350 million A WEEK that the UK pays to the EU or roughly 18 billion quid per year (the Twiiter from ITV does say it, the journo did not)


Finally, the article left out

this quote from Farrage


“We have a £10 billion, £34 million a day featherbed, that is going to be free money that we can spend on the NHS, on schools, on whatever it is."

so he is guaranteeing 10 billion pounds, just not the 18 that the advert (that was not his) said

its is a large difference but its not the zero that I have seen talked about


Farage is a bastard, but to criticise him correctly you need the right and full info

[cstanleytech]

20. Not necessarily. It depends also on what impact this will have on things like

corporations that say are in France or one of the other EU countries deciding to leave the UK or just not build there at all that due to the potential instability in the UK brought on by this vote also the price of goods from food to medical supplies, what will be the impact on all the things that the UK has to import that it doesnt produce from the EU?
Plus according to the rules for withdrawing from the EU they might have a hard time making any new trade deals for awhile

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/504216/The_process_for_withdrawing_from_the_EU_print_ready.pdf

2.8 While these negotiations continued, we would be constrained in our ability to negotiate
and conclude new trade agreements with countries outside the EU. The countries with which
we currently have preferential trade agreements through the EU are likely to want to see the
terms of our future relationship with the EU before negotiating any new trade agreements with
the UK. In addition, many of our trading partners, including the United States, are already
negotiating with the EU. Before they start negotiations with the UK they are likely to want
those deals to conclude.



Then there is the impact on the tourism from people coming from the EU to visit the UK, before it was easy for them but will it remain so? If not then it could take hit as well.
Also there is the potential now for Scotland to try and leave yet again and they could very well do it this time because the vote to remain in the UK was pretty high in Scotland and that could cause even more turmoil in the UK if they decide to tell England to essentially bugger off.
In the end there are just alot of unknowns so its really kinda premature for Farage to be making a prediction on how much they will actually save if they suddenly lose a massive amount of revenue and have to divert funds to shore up other areas.

[phazed0]

21. Lol, "People go ape-shit over a lie from a British politician"

While they get lied to constantly and consistently daily by their own party's and are too dumb or blind to see it. Forest through the trees and whatnot.

[lark]

22. Just like Drumpf will not "make America great again".

He will make us most of us more poor, make the USA a much more hateful, violent place, make America an international pariah and have us at war with Iran in very short order.

[LeftishBrit]

23. 'Mistake' = 'lie'

But that's par for the course with Farage.