Nigel Farage being accused of 'inflammatory' language over sectarianism shows the General Election is the battle for Britain, says Patrick Christys

The general election is the battle for Britain.

And today Nigel Farage made it clear that he thinks this is the immigration election. He spoke about the channel migrant crisis.

He said: "I've filmed on the 12-mile median line. People throwing their iPhones into the sea, throwing their passports into the sea, and doing everything they can so that we can't track and identify them.

"Although it's okay because they get an iPhone, a new one within 24 hours of arrival. But I think this is a national security issue."

Patrick Christys

He also said mass immigration is leading to sectarian politics.

Nigel said: "And you might have noticed that Angela Rayner yesterday was campaigning in her constituency, begging a group of Muslim leaders to please vote Labour. You'll have noticed not a single woman in the room.

"So we're moving into an age in our inner cities and towns. I'm afraid, I'm worried, to say, of sectarian politics with women completely excluded."

He was pressed on this by reporters who demanded to know what he thought British values were.

Well, this is how BBC newsreader Greta Guru-Murthy, whose brother Krishnan, complete coincidence of course, reads the news on Channel Four, reacted to Nigel's speech.

She said: "Nigel Farage with his, um, customary inflammatory language there at a Reform UK press conference."

Not particularly neutral there. The apology followed. She said: "I used language to describe it which didn't meet the BBC's editorial standards on impartiality. I'd like to apologise to Mr Farage and viewers for this."

And today a picture emerged that Nigel might claim proves his point somewhat. The man who came third in the West Midlands mayoral contest is running to be the MP in Birmingham Ladywood.

His campaign poster has the Palestinian colours and the slogan 'lend Gaza your vote'. And Labour MP Naz Shah gave an election broadcast that certainly was not in English.

Is it inflammatory to talk about sectarianism in Britain, a failure of integration, assimilation and multiculturalism? Or is it just stating facts?