Nigel Farage has delivered an emergency address to the nation following the murder of student Henry Nowak. The Reform UK leader called for an end to "anti-white prejudice" during his speech on Tuesday morning.
Mr Farage claimed the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Henry Nowak and the subsequent police response are evidence of what he termed "two-tier Britain." He asserted that officers treated "an accusation of a racial slur more seriously than an act of murder."
"What happened on that night in Southampton perhaps should not be a surprise in two-tier Britain," Mr Farage continued. "The sirens blared, and young Henry must have thought that, at last, help was at hand. But far, far from it. The last thing he heard on this earth was him being read his rights by the police."
The MP praised Mr Nowak's family for responding in an "extraordinarily dignified way," but suggested the public should respond with "pure, cold rage." He added, "This is wrong. All the values and standards of living in a free country where everybody is judged equally before the law have been trashed and thrown away."
Calling for "an end to anti-white prejudice," he said "white lives matter just as much as black lives" and said Britain should be "a country that treats everyone equally in front of the law." He warned, "I fear where our society will be if we don't grip this quickly." In a swipe at the Labour Party government, he added, "The fish rots from the head down - it is up to police chiefs and government to sort this."
Meanwhile, Vickrum Digwa was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years at Southampton Crown Court. Judge William Mousley KC said the killer's attempts to lie to police and cover up his crime were among several aggravating factors that increased his sentence. The court heard several victim impact statements from Henry's family, including from his father, Mark, who said he would swap places with his son "in a heartbeat" if he could.
