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Jun 2024
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Farage's manifesto: Does any of it add u...

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The man who brought you Brexit has launched his party's manifesto and complained about....Brexit.

He recognises that small business has been more squeezed, immigration has rocketed , food costs have soared - but says the answer is to let him have your vote again so they can 'do Brexit properly'.

Will voters believe him again?

Later, we discuss the French football team's intervention into their own elections back home. Kylian Mbappé - a global superstar - is calling on voters to reject far-right politics in the shape of the National Rally (Le Pen) party.

Will that influence the vote?

Editor: Tom Hughes

Senior Producer: Gabriel Radus

Producer: Zeynel Can Yuce

Social Media Editor: Georgia Foxwell

Video Production: Shane Fennelly & Arvind Badewal

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