Nigel Farage has declared that he has “never taken drugs” and “hopes he never has to” and he revealed he supported their decriminalisation. Speaking in a phone in with Telegraph readers today the Ukip leader said the war on drugs had been lost “many, many years ago” and that it was time for them to be legalised – despite strong opposition from his party. Mr Farage’s clear statement will put pressure on David Cameron who has repeatedly refused to say whether he ever took cocaine as a young man. Ever since he stood for the Conservative leadership in 2005, Mr Cameron has faced questions about whether he ever took the drug. He has consistently refused to answer those questions directly. During the leadership election, other candidates publicly stated that they had never used Class A drugs. Mr Cameron declined to give a similar statement, saying: “I did lots of things before I came into politics which I shouldn’t have done. We all did.”
