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Farage Boycotts BBC Amid Controversial Makeup Allegations

11/28/2025

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Historian Lisa Hilton alleges BBC makeup artists contaminated brushes with bodily fluids before applying them to Nigel Farage, a claim the BBC has denied as false.
Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, has boycotted BBC interviews and accused the broadcaster of left-wing bias and tolerating slander against his party.
Reform UK polls around 30%, with Labour and the Conservative Party below 20%, prompting renewed scrutiny of the BBC's internal culture.

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Historian Lisa Hilton alleges BBC makeup artists contaminated brushes with bodily fluids before applying them to Nigel Farage, a claim the BBC has denied as false.
Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, has boycotted BBC interviews and accused the broadcaster of left-wing bias and tolerating slander against his party.
Reform UK polls around 30%, with Labour and the Conservative Party below 20%, prompting renewed scrutiny of the BBC's internal culture.