Brexit Party supporters heckle Sikh MEP at acceptance speech

A Brexit Party supporter grins at the camera as others heckle Labour MEP Neena Gill during her acceptance speech. Picture: Twitter/supplied - Credit: Twitter/supplied

Brexit Party supporters have been caught on camera shouting ‘go home’ during a Sikh MEP’s acceptance speech on the evening of the election count.

In a clip circulating on social media, the scene shows several people wearing Brexit Party rosettes shouting over the Labour incumbent’s speech.

According to BBC Sunday Politics for the West Midlands, Gill had accused the Brexit Party of being “far right” and “fascist”.

In the clip, one woman can be seen shouting “How dare you call us fascists!”

“That’s the rhetoric that’s brought us here,” said another supporter.

Brexit Party supporters telling a British Asian MEP to 'go home' is the least surprising thing I've seen all week. Racists will always be racists, the real enablers are regular folk that choose to call these people 'bad' yet don't actually listen to POC.  pic.twitter.com/tpYeRncJF9
— Shahmir Sanni (@shahmiruk) May 27, 2019

“Go home!” shouts another from off camera.

“You lost,” said another, to the just-elected MEP.

Another mocked: “Comrade Corbyn, comrade Corbyn.”

The BBC also reported that another supporter repeatedly shouted “F off, F off” during the speech.

Thankyou2everyone tweeting in solidarity against the events at my acceptance speech, I really appreciate your support. @bbclaurak  just reported it as #BrexitParty  sppt'rs cocky enough2 'booh' a @UKLabour candidate. That's alright then- let's normalise #racism in our democracy
— Neena Gill MEP (@NeenaGmep) May 27, 2019

The video was shared hundreds of times on social media, with whistleblower Shahmir Sanni commenting: “Brexit Party supporters telling a British Asian MEP to “go home” is the least surprising thing I’ve seen all week.

“Racists will always be racists, the real enablers are regular folk that choose to call these people ‘bad’ yet don’t actually listen to people of colour.”

Messages of support flooded in for Gill, who thanked her supporters on Twitter, adding: “[Laura Kuenssberg] just reported it as #BrexitParty supporters are cocky enough to ‘boo’ a Labour candidate.

“That’s alright then – let’s normalise racism in our democracy.”

I was there last night and was actually quite scared for her when she got off the stage. The Brexit party's presence and behaviour in the room made the atmosphere divisive and rather unpleasant!
— Peter Murden (@peter_murden) May 27, 2019

Gill was re-elected to her seat in the West Midlands, where three Brexit Party MEPs were also elected.