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Nigel Farage Claims His Racist Party Canvasser Was a ‘Total Setup’

ALL AN ACT?

Britain’s Trump superfan is going on the offensive over a bombshell undercover report.

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

Breaking News Editor

Nigel Farage claims racist comments made by a canvasser for his Reform U.K. party were part of a “setup” after discovering the man is an actor.
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Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

Breaking News Editor

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