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Farage branded ‘Putin-loving free speech impostor’ by congressman on US visit

Nigel Farage was giving evidence to the US House Judiciary Committee (Lucy North/PA) - (PA Wire)

Nigel Farage was branded a “Putin-loving free speech impostor and Trump sycophant” by a US congressman as he attacked the UK’s approach to civil liberties at a meeting in Washington.

The Reform UK leader was giving evidence to the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, where he likened Britain to North Korea over what he described as the “authoritarian” treatment of people like writer Graham Linehan.

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