Raheem Kassam

Raheem Kassam
At the 2018 CPAC
Born (1986-08-01) 1 August 1986 (age 38)
London, England
Alma materUniversity of Westminster
Political partyReform UK (2019–present)
UK Independence Party (2014–2015, 2016–2019)
Conservative (former)

Raheem J. Kassam (born 1 August 1986)[1] is a British political activist, former editor-in-chief of Breitbart News London, and former chief adviser to former UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage.[2] He has been described as far-right[3][4][5] and right-wing[6] by several media publications. Kassam formerly ran in the party's November 2016 leadership election before dropping out of the race on 31 October 2016.[7] He is the former global editor-in-chief of Human Events and most recently became the editor-in-chief of The National Pulse.[8]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bush was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "UKIP's Steven Woolfe and Raheem Kassam to stand for leadership". BBC News. 5 October 2016. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ^ McGowan, Michael (31 July 2019). "Labor wants Australia to refuse visa for 'career bigot' Raheem Kassam". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. ^ Mole, Media (2 August 2018). "Today programme gives far-right Raheem Kassam a platform to defend Tommy Robinson". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. ^ Beattie, Jason (23 October 2016). "UKIP's bitter war as leadership candidate Suzanne Evans calls rival 'far right' and says party has 'toxic image'". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Right-wing provocateur who wanted female politician's legs 'taped shut' on his way to Australia". www.abc.net.au. 30 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  7. ^ Stone, Jon (31 October 2016). "Raheem Kassam pulls out of Ukip leadership race". The Independent. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  8. ^ N/A (n.d.). "About Us - The National Pulse". The National Pulse. Retrieved 18 December 2020.