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05/12/2014
Ukip Leader Says Breastfeeding Women Should 'Sit In The Corner'
Ukip leader Nigel Farage claims some people feel "very uncomfortable" and "embarrassed" seeing women breastfeeding.
Speaking on LBC Radio, he said mothers should breastfeed "in a way that's not openly ostentatious".
He said: "I'm not particularly bothered about it, but I know a lot of people do feel very uncomfortable, and look – this is just a matter of common sense, isn't it?
"I think that given that some people feel very embarrassed by it, it isn't too difficult to breastfeed a baby in a way that's not openly ostentatious."
He made his comments after a woman was asked to breastfeed under a cloth in Claridge's.
Mr Farage continued: "Frankly, that's up to Claridge's, and I very much take the view that if you're running an establishment you should have rules."
(CD/JP)
Speaking on LBC Radio, he said mothers should breastfeed "in a way that's not openly ostentatious".
He said: "I'm not particularly bothered about it, but I know a lot of people do feel very uncomfortable, and look – this is just a matter of common sense, isn't it?
"I think that given that some people feel very embarrassed by it, it isn't too difficult to breastfeed a baby in a way that's not openly ostentatious."
He made his comments after a woman was asked to breastfeed under a cloth in Claridge's.
Mr Farage continued: "Frankly, that's up to Claridge's, and I very much take the view that if you're running an establishment you should have rules."
(CD/JP)
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