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Farage Faces Backlash for 'Foreign Speakers' Comment on Welsh

3/20/2026

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Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, faced backlash for calling Welsh people "foreign speakers" in a Cameo video.
He said he missed a wedding because Welsh guests attended, drawing criticism from Labour, Plaid Cymru, and the Conservatives.
Welsh Conservative leader Darren Millar called the remark a "gross insult," while Plaid Cymru said Reform is unfit for power.
Reform MS James Evans stressed the Welsh language's importance.

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Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, faced backlash for calling Welsh people "foreign speakers" in a Cameo video.
He said he missed a wedding because Welsh guests attended, drawing criticism from Labour, Plaid Cymru, and the Conservatives.
Welsh Conservative leader Darren Millar called the remark a "gross insult," while Plaid Cymru said Reform is unfit for power.
Reform MS James Evans stressed the Welsh language's importance.