The comments, made to an audience of about 500 people, were reported to the force by several people on Twitter. “However, following a thorough assessment, it is our view that the comments in the video, do not constitute a criminal offence. Farage has since claimed he was talking about reducing the number of civil service jobs after Brexit. Johnson also said the best way to honour the murdered MP Jo Cox was to “get Brexit done”. “In the last few days, the use of language, both in debates and outside parliament, has been unacceptable,” the bishops wrote.

Source: The Guardian September 28, 2019 13:21 UTC