The second and third Covid lockdowns were the biggest ever mistake made by a British government in peacetime, Nigel Farage has said.
The Reform UK leader was speaking to 1,000 people at the Rainton Arena which is in the constituency of Houghton and Sunderland South, currently represented by Labour’s Bridget Phillipson.
Mr Farage told the rally: “The Tories say we’re in economic trouble because of the pandemic. But hang on, you didn’t need to lock us down for a second and a third time.
“You didn’t need to take away our freedoms in a way that weren’t even done during World War Two and all of it with Labour support.
“I actually believe the long-term economic and psychological damage from lockdowns two and three perhaps represents the biggest mistake any British government, supported by the opposition, has ever made in peacetime.”
He went on to say he treated the second and third lockdowns with “contempt”.
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And the upcoming election is going to be the biggest mistake the public has made, if Labour take power.
@V0t1ngPorpoisePatriot2yrs2Y
After we all got 80% of our wages for 2 years. Self-employed too.
11% EU unemployment. UK 4%
Massive new oil drilling by Sunak
4 million illegals in America a year compared to our 40,000. 1 million in Germany and France each. Probably what Labour will let in.
Farage shilled hard for the clot shot. We haven't forgotten.
@IndependenceCodForward2yrs2Y
Notice how he doesn’t condemn the first covid lockdown…
WRONG! ALL the lockdowns were illegal, unlawful, immoral and unethical.
It wasn’t a “mistake” but a planned assault on the public.
They constitute crimes against humanity as defined in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
Perhaps you need to learn some law??
They lied about it all. But I too accepted the first 2 week lockdown while I worked out what was happening. The whole thing was a pysop, with the response causing more harm.
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