presenter apologises for misquoting Nigel Farage

Key developments are emerging from the global stage. presenter apologises for misquoting Nigel Farage13 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on GoogleSteven McIntoshEntertainment reporterBBCMatt Chorley apologised and said he had "misremembered" the quote from Nigel FarageBBC presenter Matt Chorley has apologised for misquoting Nigel Farage during an interview about the murder of Henry Nowak. The Reform leader said in an online video on Tuesday that the public should respond to the killing of 18-year-old Nowak with "pure cold rage". But in an interview with Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch on Tuesday's episode of Two's Newsnight, Chorley said Farage had used the phrase "white cold rage".

Reform argued this implied a racial element to what Farage had said and changed his meaning. Chorley apologised and said the error was "a mistake on my part". Writing on X on Wednesday, Chorley said: "I owe Nigel Farage an apology.

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"During last night's Newsnight, we covered the murder of Henry Nowak and the political reaction to the case, including discussing Nigel Farage's comments about 'pure, cold rage'. However I referred to 'white cold rage'. "This was a mistake on my part, a misremembering of the quote.

It didn't change the content of the interview but I should have got the quote right. I apologise to Nigel Farage for this. "Chorley gave the wrong quote on camera three times during the interview with Badenoch.

The also apologised to Farage and said he had been quoted "mistakenly", adding that the episode has been removed from iPlayer and Sounds. Writing on X on Wednesday, Farage said he his legal team had "written to the demanding a full on-air apology and investigation into the defamatory comments made about me on Newsnight", adding: "Enough is enough. "The Reform leader posted a link to a Daily Mail story that reproduced elements of the party's letter to the .

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In the letter, Reform said Chorley's error "converts a criticism of discriminatory conduct by the authorities into an apparent appeal to race". "It suggests that Mr Farage, far from condemning racialised treatment, was himself invoking race as a basis for public anger. "Getty ImagesNigel Farage, pictured last month, made the comment in an address on his YouTube channelNowak was killed in Southampton in December.

His killer, Vickrum Digwa, lied to police at the scene of the stabbing, claiming he had himself been the victim of a racist attack. Bodycam footage released by police earlier this week showed officers expressing doubt when Nowak told them he had been stabbed. Digwa has been jailed for life with a minimum 21-year term.

The police handling of Nowak's murder has led to national public outcry. Hampshire Police said 11 officers and a police dog were injured during protests in Southampton on Tuesday night. Chorley joined the from Times Radio in 2024 to present a weekday afternoon show on Radio 5 Live.

The story has become one of the most prominent items on the global agenda.