{"id":4129,"date":"2026-10-30T11:16:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T11:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/30\/badenoch-condemns-racist-attacks-after-nigerian-scammer-remark\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T11:16:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T11:16:27","slug":"badenoch-condemns-racist-attacks-after-nigerian-scammer-remark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/30\/badenoch-condemns-racist-attacks-after-nigerian-scammer-remark\/","title":{"rendered":"Badenoch condemns racist attacks after \u2018Nigerian scammer\u2019 remark"},"content":{"rendered":"
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British Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has condemned what she described as racist attacks against her after a former aide to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage called her a \u201cNigerian scammer\u201d.<\/p>\n

Badenoch accused Reform UK politicians of exploiting her Nigerian background for political advantage, insisting that attempts to use her race against her would not succeed.<\/p>\n

She spoke during an interview on ITV\u2019s Good Morning Britain on Thursday, following a series of social media posts by Raheem Kassam, a former senior aide to Farage.<\/p>\n

Kassam, who previously served as editor-in-chief of Breitbart News, described Badenoch as an \u201cunrelenting scammer\u201d.<\/p>\n

In another post, he wrote, \u201cHow are people still falling for this Nigerian scammer? Don\u2019t give her your credit card number and bank account details!\u201d<\/p>\n

Reacting to the comments, Badenoch said, \u201cI think it just shows the sort of people they are.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think they think that maybe using my race is a way for them to improve their standing.<\/p>\n

\u201cBritain is not a racist country, and because it\u2019s not a racist country, their racist attacks and using my race as an attack form is not going to work,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The controversy also drew attention to the response of Reform UK\u2019s Treasury spokesman, Robert Jenrick, who declined to condemn Kassam\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n

Asked during an ITV interview whether he considered the remarks racist, Jenrick said he did not, although he acknowledged that they could be unpleasant or rude.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not my place to police everybody\u2019s tweets who may or may not be a supporter of Reform,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Farage had also faced questions over whether he considered Kassam\u2019s comments racist during an appearance on BBC Breakfast earlier in the week.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think saying somebody grew up in Nigeria is racist,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Following further questioning, Farage acknowledged that the comment was excessive but maintained that it was not deliberately racist.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo I think the comment was over the top? Yes, I do. Do I think it was intentionally racist? No, I don\u2019t,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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