Claim 0254abfbChecked 09 Jul 2026
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Some of these bad people are British.
Nigel Farage·Nigel Farage - High Profiles·ArticleFactual · historical current chronological
Reasoning & Evidence09 Jul 2026
As a factual claim about nationality, the statement is correct: the European Commission in 2011 included British nationals, including Catherine Ashton, whose official EU biography identifies her as British and says she was a Member/Vice-President of the Commission. The UK Parliament also reported that 1,162 UK nationals were employed by the European Commission in April 2011. The phrase “bad people” is a subjective value judgment, but the nationality part of the claim is supported. Sources: Catherine Ashton biography (European Parliament), “Who is who – Barroso Commission – European Commission” (European Commission), and UK Parliament written answer on European Commission British nationality. (europarl.europa.eu)
From article
Oh Lord, yes. Absolutely. Oh, there are British fanatics working in the European Commission. People who absolutely hate this country, everything it is and everything it’s ever stood for. Filled with self-loathing.
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[1]europarl.europa.eu
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2009_2014/documents/afet/dv/ashton_cv_/ashton_cv_en.pdf
[2]commission.europa.eu
https://commission.europa.eu/about/organisation/college-commissioners/former-colleges-commissioners_en
[3]questions-statements.parliament.uk
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2015-06-04/1205
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