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Cologne-style sex attacks could happen in Britain, Nigel Farage says Cologne-style sex attacks could happen in Britain, Nigel Farage says
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Mass sexual assaults similar to those that occurred in the German city of Cologne last year could happen in Britain, Nigel Farage has claimed. Mass sexual assaults similar to those that occurred in the German city of Cologne on New Year's Eve could happen in the UK if it remains part of the EU, Nigel Farage has claimed.
The Ukip leader blamed people who “come from countries where women are at best second class citizens” for the attacks, which happened on New Year’s Eve. The Ukip leader blamed people who “come from countries where women are at best second-class citizens” for the attacks.
He argued that admitting large numbers of refugees would “reverse a hundred years of female liberation”. He argued that admitting large numbers of migrants to the UK would “reverse a hundred years of female liberation”.
“What we saw outside that train station in Cologne on New Year's Eve was truly and genuinely shocking,” he told a pro-Brexit rally in Newport, South Wales.“What we saw outside that train station in Cologne on New Year's Eve was truly and genuinely shocking,” he told a pro-Brexit rally in Newport, South Wales.
“I am not saying that we are not immune from such problems in this country.“I am not saying that we are not immune from such problems in this country.
“But to me, if you allow the unlimited access of huge numbers of young males into the European continent who come from countries where women are at best are second class citizens, don't be surprised if scenes that we saw in Cologne don't happen more often. “But to me, if you allow the unlimited access of huge numbers of young males into the European continent who come from countries where women are at best are second-class citizens, don't be surprised if scenes that we saw in Cologne don't happen more often.
“For goodness sake, do we want those young men within five years to have EU passports and to be able to come to our country and to reverse a hundred years of female liberation and to change our entire way of life? Surely the answer must be no.“For goodness sake, do we want those young men within five years to have EU passports and to be able to come to our country and to reverse a hundred years of female liberation and to change our entire way of life? Surely the answer must be no.
“It is the job of the British Government to make our own laws, to control our own borders and its about time we started putting the interests of our own people first.”“It is the job of the British Government to make our own laws, to control our own borders and its about time we started putting the interests of our own people first.”
In January Labour MP Jess Phillips noted that groping and sexual assaults were a regular feature of nights out in British cities whether refugees were present or not.
“There is violence against women and girls that you are describing, a very similar situation to what happened in Cologne could be described on Broad Street in Birmingham every week where women are baited and heckled,” he told the BBC’s Question Time programme in January.
While German prosecutors have said the “overwhelming majority” of the roughly 100 suspects identified were asylum seekers or undocumented migrants, most were not from Syria or Iraq.While German prosecutors have said the “overwhelming majority” of the roughly 100 suspects identified were asylum seekers or undocumented migrants, most were not from Syria or Iraq.
As of mid last month three out of 58 suspects arrested in connection to the crimes were refugees from those countries. As of last month, three out of 58 suspects arrested in connection to the crimes were refugees from those countries.