Nigel Farage criticised for “unbelievably insensitive and crass” comments after Leave victory

By now you've probably heard that the British public have voted in favour of leaving the European Union.

By a margin of 51.9% to 48.1%, the people of the United Kingdom supported the motion to withdraw from the EU. But during a victory speech early in the hours of Friday morning, lead Leave campaigner Nigel Farage drew the anger of many voters after declaring that the Leave side had won "without a single bullet being fired". https://twitter.com/pewpy/status/746181395333132294 The Ukip leader's speech comes just over a week since Labour MP and pro-Remain campaigner Jo Cox was killed after being shot and stabbed by a man who appears to have supported to Leave campaign. Cox was killed in broad daylight in his constituency, with some reports claiming the man who killed her shouted "Britain first" during the attack. When asked for his name at Westminster Magistrates Court on Saturday morning, 53-year-old Thomas Mair replied: "My name is death to traitors, freedom for Britain". Needless to say, Farage was widely criticised for his insensitive comments. https://twitter.com/markmcdsnp/status/746177931718852609 https://twitter.com/AshleyConnick/status/746177927079931904 https://twitter.com/patrickharvie/status/746177578197745665 https://twitter.com/indiaknight/status/746179165532078080 https://twitter.com/JasonManford/status/746241577194926081 https://twitter.com/ThatMichaelW/status/746183091392217088

The whole speech can be heard below.

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