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Jan 2025
38m 58s

Farage Demands An Apology

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In the wake of the sentencing of the Southport killer, Nigel Farage has called for an apology after he was accused of spreading fake news. But is he just politicising the attack?


Ed Vaizey unpacks the politics of the day with Zoe Strimpel and Miranda Green.



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