http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-30370570Nigel Farage has blamed high levels of immigration and the state of the M4 for missing a meet-the-leader event ahead of UKIP's first Welsh conference.
About 100 supporters each paid £25 for Friday's reception to meet the UKIP leader in Port Talbot on Friday evening but he did not arrive in time.
The event at Margam Park was part of his party's conference which was held on Saturday.
Labour criticised Mr Farage calling his excuse "absurd".
Speaking to the BBC's Sunday Politics Wales, Mr Farage said: "It took me six hours and 15 minutes to get here - it should have taken three-and-a-half to four.
"That is nothing to do with professionalism, what it does have to do with is a population that is going through the roof chiefly because of open-door immigration and the fact that the M4 is not as navigable as it used to be."
Shadow Welsh secretary Owen Smith said: "Remarks like these are what makes Farage so dangerous.
"It is clearly absurd to suggest heavy traffic on the M4 is caused by immigration, but through the laughter at his silly comments you can hear UKIP's dog-whistle politics of division."
That's right, immigrants cause congestion as well as bad weather.
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Nigel Farage in UKIP event no-show due to 'immigration'
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08-12-2014, 01:42 PM #2
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It's true they're all blocking the roads as they try to get to Westminster Mosque
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08-12-2014, 01:42 PM #3
someone on reddit made this hilarious meme in response
the 'blame the immigrants' routine is getting old fast, it's almost as if they haven't got any other policies to talk about.Last edited by The Don; 08-12-2014 at 01:43 PM.
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08-12-2014, 02:05 PM #4
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More people = more cars = more congestion and generally cramped living conditions. Just ask the Chinese.
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This just in: immigrants the sole reason for population increase, and all of them useless to the UK. Waaa stop picking on me when I say stupid things
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08-12-2014, 02:16 PM #6
Isn't that the ukip way though? HOW DARE YOU CRITICISE ME WHEN SOMEBODY ELSE DID SOMETHING A BIT SIMILAR YEARS AGO?!?!
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Net immigration into this country is running at around 250,000 per year, on top of population growth. It's unsustainable and absurd. Originally Posted by FlyingJesus
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08-12-2014, 03:33 PM #9
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Apart from one guy not leaving enough time before travelling on a party fundraising visit we seem to be sustained, and well done to those 250,000 who are contributing more to the economy than natives who apparently deserve everything for nothing
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It doesn't cause the levels of congestion which would cause him to be 3 hours late. Originally Posted by -:Undertaker:-
Nigel shouldn't blame his lack of planning on immigrants.Chippiewill.
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