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Board of Deputies condemns Brexiteers for 'antisemitic Soros conspiracy theories'

Raheem Kassam and Andy Wigmore claimed the Hungarian-born billionaire investor was 'not Jewish' and collaborated with the Nazis

July 30, 2019 14:22
Andy Wigmore (left), pictured with Arron Banks, is one of the self-styled 'Bad Boys of Brexit'
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Two British right-wing commentators have been condemned by the Board of Deputies for claiming George Soros was a Nazi collaborator.

The comments were made in a row with anti-Brexit campaigner Femi Oluwole over the use of an image depicting Mr Soros as a puppeteer by Leave.EU.

Raheem Kassam, a former Ukip senior advisor, and Andy Wigmore, Leave.EU’s communications director, hit back at Mr Oluwole’s claim that the image was antisemitic – claiming that Mr Soros is “not Jewish”.