BBC Newsnight presenter apologises to Nigel Farage after being accused of 'lying to the country'

A BBC presenter has issued an apology for misquoting Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.

Matt Chorley, a presenter of BBC's Newsnight programme, had suggested Mr Farage had called for "white cold rage" in response to the murder of Henry Nowak.

However, in a video posted on social media, the Reform leader had actually demanded for "pure cold rage".

Reform's home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf accused Mr Chorley of coming "prepared to defame Nigel and lie to the country",, adding "This is disgusting from the BBC."

Now, Mr Chorley has issued an apology to the Clacton MP.

The BBC presenter said: "I owe Nigel Farage an apology. During last night’s Newsnight we covered the murder of Henry Nowak and the political reaction to the case, including discussing Nigel Farage’s comments about 'pure, cold rage'.

"However I referred to 'white cold rage'. This was a mistake on my part, a misremembering of the quote.

"It didn’t change the content of the interview but I should have got the quote right. I apologise to Nigel Farage for this."

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