Farage says Reform UK MP who repeatedly kicked girlfriend deserves ‘Christian forgiveness’

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1. Nigel Farage has said a Reform UK MP [who was jailed for repeatedly kicking his girlfriend](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/reform-mp-jailed-james-mcmurdock-b2651984.html) deserves “Christian forgiveness”.

   The party leader said James McMurdock, [who claimed after being elected that he had “pushed” a partner](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/reform-uk-mps-essex-police-chelmsford-mail-online-b2651951.html) after a previous assault conviction was revealed, has “been forgiven”.

   Mr McMurdock pleaded guilty to assault by beating, according to the court records.

   The MP’s sentence was not suspended “in light of the serious nature of the offence”, the records say.

   A pre-sentence report indicated a “lack of willingness to comply”.

   This is who Reform UK are and this is who Farage platforms and defends.

   What a vile person Farage is.

   Edit: wow, the downvotes came in a big block, Telegram a bit slow on the pickup today.

2. Imagine what he’d say if it was a non white who was the accused here

3. Reform are so vile. Every single person associated with them should have their hard drives inspected.

4. > The conviction came to light in July when the victim’s mother told Mail Online he had “left marks on her body” and “it took two security guards to pull him off her” during the attack outside a nightclub in Chelmsford, Essex.

   I wonder how long it will be before other women come forward and report abuse from this man. I very much doubt this was the only violent act in his life.

5. I’m not a Christian, so I will continue to believe he’s a violent, misogynistic scum bag cheers Nige.

6. I am so fucking done with this bloke. He is too dangerous to be anywhere near politics let alone in the Commons. The amount of people I’ve heard voted for him because he spoke to their tune about housing while ignoring everything else set alarm bells ringing. His words are listened to entirely by people who can be persuaded, he knows this, and he knows it when he says shit like abusers should be forgiven, cos it’s Christmas and everything! Nothing that man does or says is Christian or holy.

7. What I’m hearing is that I can kick Nigel and just ask for Christian forgiveness

8. Supporting a woman beater does seem to be on point for him and his party of cretins

9. Is that divorced, gambler Nigel Farage calling for Christian values? Seems selective at best.

10. He can’t “deserve” forgiveness if he isn’t genuinely sorry, and if he were genuinely sorry he wouldn’t have tried to minimise it when it first came out. So fuck him, and fuck Farage.

11. so it’s ok to get drunk and beat up the missus now?

    when did this come in?

12. I see the US anti-abortion group that are helping bankroll him are getting their ad reads in.

13. The only person who can forgive the perpetrator is the victim. He shouldn’t be talking to any of us about this. 

    He should, in fact, fuck off 

14. I’d never heard of this chap before this story broke.

    I do believe in second chances, and I believe that if someone has been convicted and done their time that they shouldn’t be continually punished for the rest of their lives.

    But they have to expect that if they put themselves forward for positions that will put them in the line light then people will find out about their criminal history, and that will impact on what they can do.

    The real question here is, I think, that we need to think about whether we need stricter checks on who can be eligible to stand as an MP.

15. As an actual church-going Christian, I believe Mr. Farage ought to know that the other side to Christian forgiveness is Christian accountability. Someone who has brought ill-repute on themselves through evil actions such as domestic abuse ought to have the humility to not stand for public office where their presence can cause scandal and upset.

16. All candidates should have their criminal records made public. They work for the people who elect them, the people have a right to know their history before casting their vote.

17. He needs to stop pushing the religious shite over here, this isn’t the US

18. I don’t think anyone “deserves” forgiveness.

    In Christianity, forgiveness tends to follow repentance – which is not downplaying your faults.

    > James McMurdock admitted he pushed the woman in 2006, having been asked about the incident after winning the Essex seat of South Basildon and East Thurrock in July.

    > However, last week The Times reported further details from the court records, which reportedly said he kicked the victim about four times

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrd17dy38do

19. Hate this.

    On one hand, blokes 38 and he did this when he was 19. I think 19 years is enough time to change. No idea if he’s demonstrated this however.

    Farage is clearly trying to take a page out of Trump’s book and (somehow) grab the Christian vote. Keep that crap far away from our secular politics thank you.

20. I’m pretty sure the bible talks about forgiveness, but not forgetness. But also forgiveness is not the absence of consequences.

    That much is clear in the bible

21. He’s following the Trump playbook, of course he is.

22. Please Labour just do something about immigration. That’s literally all that’s needed to deal with Farage and Reform, and the next election would be an easy Labour win. But if you mess around and be just as useless as the Tories were, people will vote Reform, because who else will be left for them to turn to?

23. A bit of Roman forgiveness is better, crucifixion sounds much better for these scumbags.

24. Absolutely agree.

    But it’s up to his constituents to offer that Christian forgiveness, and by withholding the information about his violent criminal past from them, they weren’t given the opportunity to offer or decline such forgiveness.

    Perhaps Mr Farage will agree to him standing down as MP, and allowing his constituents a re-vote with the knowledge of his past?
    I doubt it.

25. Did he apply Christian forgiveness to the poor young lady who split her milkshake on him?

26. Nah, get him binned and then arrested. Cannot be continuing the double standards in this country.

27. As a Christian, we don’t claim this scumbag or any of his supporters or allies. I can’t wait until he figures out that Jesus wasn’t a white man lol

28. If we should deliver ‘Christian Forgiveness’ for the man who lied that his girlfriend fell over when pushed, rather than admit to kicking her repeatedly, chalking it up as a ‘teenage indiscretion’, what would Farage make of, say for example, a 15-year-old who joined ISIS?

29. Would the Manchester airport thugs you’re obsessed with ever deserve Christian forgiveness Nigel ?

30. He didn’t forgive the girl who threw the milkshake at him(see lawsuit) ….. but beating women it’s fine, unbelievable

31. The whole point of Christian forgiveness is that it’s *not* deserved.

32. Unless he’s an immigrant then he needs to be deported because he doesn’t understand our culture. 

33. Have to stop giving this utter cunt oxygen, the more outrage clicks this shit gets, the more gets made. They thrive on the attention.

34. Where’s all this born again stuff Farage is coming out with coming from?

35. I’m no reformer but if we can’t move on from something he did 18 years ago when he was drunk, still a teenager, which he regrets, and has not re-offended since, then what is even the point in continuing your life if you’re ever convicted of anything.

36. Sounds like the Russel Brand grift of “turning christian” to be forgiven. 🙄

37. So by that logic all the immigrants he wants to deport should be shown some Christian compassion, Nigel the grifter at it again

38. Imagine defending a twat who kicked his girlfriend only because he belongs to the same political party.

    Politicians are all the same and Farage is one of them. A pathetic human being

39. That snake oil salesman would be calling for his crucifixion if he was foreign.

40. Christians can forgive this all they like. I’ve worked in domestic violence and repeated assaults deserve absolutely no criminal and judicial forgiveness until such time as they have served an appropriate sentence and demonstrated thoughtful and reflective remorse.

    And even then, Clare’s Law should never not apply.

41. Pretty sure acknowledging your sin, taking responsibility for it in full is part of the Christian forgiveness thing.

    When asked about the charges, this guy chose to lie about it.

    I do agree people can be forgiven; but I’m not sure this is it. He did not sincerely disclose and ask for it.

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