Davis responds to ‘ridiculous’ claims of backing racists
NEWSNIGHT presenter Evan Davis has been forced to issue a response to the “ridiculous” claims by Labour supporters that he once campaigned with an extreme far-right group.
Davis was challenged over an image of him standing beside Paul Golding and Jayda Fransen, two senior members of Britain First, who were jailed for a series of hate crimes against Muslims earlier this year.
However, the BBC frontman has reiterated on social media that he was unaware the pair represented an extremist movement. He said the duo “jumped out of a van” and asked for a selfie when he was in Kennington, south London, two years ago.
“I think if I was a happy clappy farright racist, I’d avoid posing for photos with racists,” Davis tweeted.