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Farage Testifies in Congress, Aligns UK Populists with US Conservatives

10/13/2025

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Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, testified in Congress on September 3 against the UK's free-speech rules, organized by Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF).
The event signals a growing alliance between UK populists and US conservatives.
Alliance Defending Freedom, known for overturning Roe v. Wade, is influencing Reform UK toward an extreme anti-establishment and anti-immigration stance.
They facilitated Farage's testimony and arranged meetings with US officials to portray Britain as censorious.

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Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, testified in Congress on September 3 against the UK's free-speech rules, organized by Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF).
The event signals a growing alliance between UK populists and US conservatives.
Alliance Defending Freedom, known for overturning Roe v. Wade, is influencing Reform UK toward an extreme anti-establishment and anti-immigration stance.
They facilitated Farage's testimony and arranged meetings with US officials to portray Britain as censorious.