Senior figures in several global tech and media companies, including the Managing Director of Twitter, have accused Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage of stirring up hate against minorities.

The business leaders sent a letter to Campaign magazine, criticising their decision to interview Farage for the cover story of their latest issue.

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The letter, penned by pressure group Media for All, says that Farage’s political playbook “is about hate”. It claims that Farage’s political strategy is to “identify people who look different, mobilise anger against them and hold them up as the people everyone else should blame.”

The letter has been signed, among others, by:

Dara Nasr, Managing Director, Twitter

Rak Patel, Head of Sales, Spotify

Nishma Robb, Marketing Director, Google

Bhavit Chandrani, Sponsorship Controller, ITV

Dora Michail, Managing Director for Commercial Growth, Telegraph Media Group

Priya Matadeen, General Manager Commercial, Dazed Media

Campaign magazine is an advertising and business publication, and its cover story analysed how Farage’s approach to politics could be applied to marketing.

As Scram News reported earlier this week, the story revealed Farage’s shareholding in the Brexit Party Ltd. for the first time.

However, business leaders maintain that the industry has nothing to learn from Farage.

“The only lesson our industry should draw from this playbook is not to have any part in it,” the letter says.

Farage used the interview to claim he might one day quit politics to work in the advertising industry. Judging by this, he won’t be very welcome.

The Brexit Party has been approached for comment.