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Nigel Farage has this to say about breastfeeding

Nigel Farage has this to say about breastfeeding

Mothers should not be "openly ostentatious" when breastfeeding, according to Ukip leader Nigel Farage.

Speaking during a phone-in on LBC radio, he said:

I am not particularly bothered about it, but I know a lot of people do feel very uncomfortable.

Look, this is just a matter of common sense. I think that given some people very, very embarrassed by it, it isn’t too difficult to breastfeed a baby in a way that’s not openly ostentatious.

He defended Claridge's, who this week asked a woman to cover herself with a shroud while breastfeeding her three-month-old daughter.

If you're running an establishment you should have rules... Perhaps sit in the corner, or whatever it might be.

It's not an issue that I get terribly hung up about but I know, particularly people of the older generation feel awkward and embarrassed by it.

The discussion starts at around 15:50m in:

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