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Nigel Farage was enraged following remarks from Antonio Tajani after a huge row erupted in European Parliament over Nazism. British MEP Mr Farage was told by the President of the European Parliament to respect others in the chamber after he broke out laughing during Mr Tajani’s speech. Following a row about Nazism, Mr Tajani branded the Nazis and Soviet communism “ghastly and devastating” political systems, before adding: “Thank God these two dictatorships are vanished thanks to the European Union.” Mr Farage said: “I think under rule 164 of our revered procedures, I am allowed to respond to comments you made as President of the European Parliament, some of them personally insulting.

“Maybe you have a bit of a problem with your temper. I would ignore the personal comments you made about me. “But, I will say this, we do seem this morning to be struggling just a little bit with our history. “To claim, Mr Tajani that the European Union brought about the downfall of Nazism and Soviet communism, is not only laughable, it is very ungracious and deeply insulting to the United States of America who made massive sacrifices so that Europe could be free twice in the 20th Century, and to a slightly lesser extent, the United Kingdom as 30,000 dead in Italy will attest.” He added: “You know what, you can claim what you want for the European Union but please do not rewrite history.”

You can claim what you want for the European Union but please do not rewrite history Nigel Farage

The former Ukip leader was replying to the European Parliament President after he was told to “respect other people” by Mr Tajani. The European Parliament President said: “I don’t think there are any people who are nostalgic for Nazism or the communist dictatorship from the Soviet bloc, to ghastly and devastating political systems which caused terrible wounds for Europe. “Thank God these two dictatorships are vanished thanks to the European Union.” Former Ukip leader Farage was heard laughing in the background when Mr Tajani turned on him. He said: “I really don’t think it is a laughing matter. “You should respect the ideas of other people even if you don’t agree with them. Laughter is the last refuge of the stupid.

Nigel Farage snapped at Antonio Tajani during a spat over who defeated the Nazi's

“You should learn to respect other people if you want respect yourself, Mr Farage, learn to respect other people, because that is what democracy is all about. “You seem to be someone who is nostalgic for dictatorships yourself if you don’t respect other people. You have got no right not to respect other people so please keep quiet.” The huge debate surrounding Nazism broke out in European Parliament after the President of the Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament and German politician, Udo Bullmann, claimed “right-wing nationalism” was “trying to undermine the European Union”. The leader of ECR Group in European Parliament and Conservative MEP Syed Kamall replied claiming “Nazi’s were national socialists”. He said: “It is a strain of socialism. Let’s not pretend, it is a left-wing ideology want the same things as you, let’s be quite clear.”