The police warned Nigel Farage about non-essential travel and he wasn’t a happy bunny

Oonagh Keating. Updated May 5th, 2020

Nigel Farage has been popping up a lot recently, having made a video on a beach warning us about immigration – shock, horror – as well as the #ClapForCarers one that got him panned.

On Monday, he posted another clip in which he made allegations about illegal immigration.

I witnessed first hand our Border Force acting as a taxi service for illegal migrants in Dover this morning. This scandal continues and people have got every right to be angry about it. pic.twitter.com/1uwqIQyjJu

— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) May 4, 2020

Author, Nick Pettigrew, pointed out a flaw in his allegation.

Isn't it weird that none of the details he mentions – the 10 people, baby, ambulance, etc that he somehow manages to see from half a mile away – is captured on the camera (which appears to have a zoom) he's brought with him for that exact purpose?
Almost like he's full of shit. https://t.co/pmHiSXIFOY

— Nick Pettigrew (@Nick_Pettigrew) May 4, 2020

But most people just wanted to know why he was out doing non-essential things during a lockdown.

Not sure what Nigel's doing out.

Last time I checked, masquerading as a low rent, meat puppet approximation of Enoch Powell doesn't qualify you as a key worker. https://t.co/HsAJowhX5p

— Graham Lithgow (@grahamlithgow) May 4, 2020

Nigel, al fresco racism isn’t an essential journey, am touting on you to Kent police, brb https://t.co/ZkyrQazRG7

— Sorcha Ní Nia (@Luiseach) May 4, 2020

Was this jolly to the seaside an essential journey?

— Parody Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson_MP) May 4, 2020

A few hours later, there was a development.

Lockdown lunacy.

Two police officers just knocked on my door to advise me on essential travel.

They had received a complaint that I had been to Dover to report on the illegal migrant scandal taking place.

What a total waste of time and money.

— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) May 4, 2020

Twitter had thoughts on that, too.

Turns out popping out to do a racism *doesn't* count as exercise, huh. Who could have known. https://t.co/ExFEsbop8Y

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) May 4, 2020

Exactly. Why would anyone willingly waste police time by putting others in danger whilst driving around the country doing an alan partrdige info wars nonsense

— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) May 4, 2020

Nice that you’re signing your tweets now

— TheIainDuncanSmiths (@TheIDSmiths) May 4, 2020

Russ in Cheshire spotted a certain irony.

Isn't it horrible when people take away your right to free movement? https://t.co/ceOQ5XqSqa

— Russ (@RussInCheshire) May 4, 2020

It’s like rain on your wedding day. Or not.

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