▁format ▁fat igue ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁hoped ▁his ▁comments ▁" w ould ▁insp ire ▁the ▁char ity ▁to ▁refresh ▁its ▁image ▁and ▁think ▁harder ▁about ▁the ▁effects ▁its ▁output ▁has ▁on ▁our ▁per ception s ▁of ▁Africa " ▁ ▁Lam my ▁spark ed ▁further ▁controvers y ▁when ▁he ▁li ken ed ▁oppos ing ▁the ▁policies ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Research ▁Group ▁to ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁Naz i ▁Party ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁and ▁South ▁African ▁apart heid ▁while ▁speaking ▁at ▁an ▁anti - Bre x it ▁r ally . ▁When ▁asked ▁by ▁broad c aster ▁Andrew ▁Mar r ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁if ▁he ▁stood ▁by ▁the ▁comments , ▁Lam my ▁respond ed ▁by ▁claim ing ▁the ▁compar isons ▁" did n ’ t ▁go ▁far ▁enough ," ▁and ▁proceeded ▁to ▁compare ▁polit icians ▁Bor is ▁Johnson ▁and ▁Jacob ▁Re es - M og g ▁to ▁Naz is , ▁referencing ▁Johnson ' s ▁alleg ed ▁contact ▁with ▁Steve ▁B annon , ▁before ▁adding , ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁care ▁how ▁elected ▁they ▁were , ▁so ▁were ▁the ▁far ▁right ▁in ▁Germany ." ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁MP ▁Con or ▁Burn s ▁critic ised ▁the ▁comments ▁by ▁saying ▁" I ▁used ▁to ▁have ▁regard ▁for ▁David ▁Lam my . ▁But ▁this ▁is ▁bat sh it . ▁Compar ing ▁ER G ▁to ▁Hitler ▁is ▁quite ▁something . ▁Ful ly ▁lost ▁it ." ▁Jewish ▁Chron icle ▁editor ▁Stephen ▁Pol l ard ▁also ▁described ▁Lam my ' s ▁compar isons ▁as ▁" sh ock