BBC presenter apologizes for misquoting Nigel Farage on Newsnight

BBC presenter Matt Chorley has apologized for misquoting Nigel Farage during an interview on BBC Two's Newsnight concerning the murder of Henry Nowak. Chorley mistakenly referred to Farage's comments as "white cold rage" instead of the actual phrase "pure cold rage."

The error occurred during an interview with Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch on Tuesday. Farage had used the phrase "pure, cold rage" in an online video on Tuesday when discussing the public's reaction to Nowak's killing. Reform, Farage's party, argued that Chorley's misquotation implied a racial element to Farage's statement, thereby altering its meaning.

Chorley acknowledged the mistake, stating, "This was a mistake on my part, a misremembering of the quote. It didn't change the content of the interview but I should have got the quote right. I apologise to Nigel Farage for this." He repeated the incorrect quote on camera three times during the interview.

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This was a mistake on my part, a misremembering of the quote. It didn't change the content of the interview but I should have got the quote right. I apologise to Nigel Farage for this.

Nigel Farage responded by stating on X that his legal team had "written to the BBC demanding a full on-air apology and investigation into the defamatory comments made about me on Newsnight." He added, "Enough is enough."

Henry Nowak was killed in Southampton in December. His killer, Vickrum Digwa, has been jailed for life with a minimum 21-year sentence. The police handling of the murder investigation has drawn national outcry, with Hampshire Police reporting injuries to officers and a police dog during protests.

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my legal team had "written to the BBC demanding a full on-air apology and investigation into the defamatory comments made about me on Newsnight", adding: "Enough is enough."