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Farage Faces 45-Year-Old Racism Allegations Amid Election Tensions

11/25/2025

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Nigel Farage, a Reform UK figure, faces racism allegations dating back 45 years after twenty people spoke to The Guardian.
Farage's spokesperson says there is no primary evidence and calls it 'one person’s word against another'.
A Reform UK barrister denies the allegations as 'wholly untrue' and 'defamatory'.
The Reform UK spokesperson argues The Guardian lacks corroborating evidence and aims to discredit the party ahead of the next election.

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Nigel Farage, a Reform UK figure, faces racism allegations dating back 45 years after twenty people spoke to The Guardian.
Farage's spokesperson says there is no primary evidence and calls it 'one person’s word against another'.
A Reform UK barrister denies the allegations as 'wholly untrue' and 'defamatory'.
The Reform UK spokesperson argues The Guardian lacks corroborating evidence and aims to discredit the party ahead of the next election.