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BBC presenter apologises for misquoting Nigel Farage
Key takeaways
- 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 BBC 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.
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Steven Mc Intosh Entertainment reporter BBCMatt Chorley apologised and said he had "misremembered" the quote from Nigel Farage BBC 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 BBC Two's Newsnight, Chorley said Farage had used the phrase "white cold rage".
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