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Farage Takes Legal Action Over Putin Claims Against Powell
10/4/2025
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- Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announced legal action over posts linking Llyr Powell to Vladimir Putin.
- Welsh Labour retracted the posts after a legal letter.
- Letter cites Defamation Act 2013 and Representation of the People Act 1983.
- Powell faced scrutiny over links to Nathan Gill, a former Reform leader.
- Gill admitted bribery and pleaded guilty to eight counts as MEP.
