Bonnie Greer compares Nigel Farage to Hermann Göring

A spokesperson for UKIP says it is 'an absurd ahistorical thing to say'

Göring was a leading member of the Nazi Party and Adolf Hitler’s Second-in-Command (Getty)

Bonnie Greer has called Nigel Farage a "straight-up racist" and compared the UKIP leader to Hermann Göring.

The 67-year-old American-British playwright, who supports the remain campaign, posted a photo of Mr Farage standing in front of a line of migrants titled “Breaking point” on Twitter.

The tweet was captioned: “Even Trump wouldn't pose in front of a picture like this. Nigel Farage is a straight-up racist”.

Greer then posted the same image of Mr Farage again but this time, it included a Hermann Göring quote.

A spokesperson for UKIP told The Independent: “It is an absurd ahistorical thing to say. Maybe she should read up on Godwin's law.”

Göring was a leading member of the Nazi Party and Adolf Hitler’s Second-in-Command. After helping Hitler gain power in 1933, he became the second most powerful man in Germany. He founded the Gestapo in 1933 and later became the minister in charge of the Four Year Plan.

Godwin's law is an Internet adage which asserts that, “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazism or Hitler approaches”.

Göring’s original quote is: ”If you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.”