Nigel Farage has blasted a woke activist’s comments as nonsense in a fiery showdown about climate change and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on his GB News show.
Mr Farage got into a furious debate with Plan B’s Tim Crosland about a recent ruling by the ECHR.
In response to the ruling, Mr Crosland said that the impact of climate change meant that governments had to protect their people. However, Mr Farage disagreed vehemently.
Mr Farage explained his issues with the ruling by using an example of him winning a majority in the House of Commons in a fictional general election.
Mr Farage explained: “What if I stand for the general election and I say this a load of cobblers? This is a complete load of nonsense.
“Co2 has nothing to do with global warming. I win a majority in the House of Commons and form a Government. What this judgment means is, I will not be able to carry out the will of the people if I remain a signatory of the ECHR.”
In response, Mr Crosland hit back claiming: “The point of the rule of law is the powerful are held to account, the vulnerable are protected and we have a law that protects people’s right to family life.
“It’s not so different to the other international agreements with have around nuclear proliferation and free trade.”
The debate between the two men continued. Mr Farage claimed suggested whether the ECHR should be allowed to govern and for general elections to be scrapped.
He said: “Should a court in Strasbourg, made up of a group of people who are mostly not qualified, be allowed to overrule the wishes of the British electorate?”
Mr Crosland replied: “They haven’t done. This is a treaty negotiated by our government, brought into domestic law by the British Parliament.”
Under the ECHR’s most recent ruling, climate change reportedly violates the right to respect one’s family and private life. In recent years, there have been growing concerns that climate change is leading to more extreme weather events such as storms, droughts, and floods.