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Breitbart editor says ‘harassment’ by Times journalists behind his UKIP leadership race dropout

By Gustaf Kilander

The editor-in-chief of political news website Breitbart London claims his “disgraceful treatment by the media” is part of the reason he pulled out of the UKIP leadership race.

Raheem Kassam, known for his outspoken turns on social media, claimed journalists for the Times had “intimidated” his elderly parents.

In a statement to his followers he said: “I am tough and I can take it, but when Times journalists show up at my elderly parents’ house at dusk, intimidating them, I draw the line.

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