Reform candidate defends 'go home' attack on Lammy

Nigel Farage is under pressure to sack the former Royal Navy rear admiral that Reform UK has picked as its candidate for mayor of Hampshire after he doubled down on remarks about the “loyalties” of David Lammy.

- DAVID MADDOX

Mr Farage has stood by Chris Parry, 72, after he suggested that deputy prime minister Mr Lammy, who was born and brought up in London, should “go home” to the Caribbean where his “loyalties lie”.

Despite being widely condemned, Mr Parry has now defended his original comment, posting on X (Twitter): “Well, home is where the heart is. That’s the point.”

He also attacked Sir Lenny Henry in a similar way when the comedian and actor supported calls for the UK to pay £19 trillion in slavery reparations. Mr Parry posted: “Where does his primary loyalty lie?”