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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rebecca Thomas

Nigel Farage cannot be trusted with national security, says defence secretary

Defence Secretary John Healy has said he would not trust Nigel Farage with Britain's national security, after the Reform UK chief refused to back sending British troops to Ukraine in the event of a peace deal.

The Labour minister told the Mirror: “I wouldn't trust Farage with Britain's national security. A man who won't back the commitment for British troops. A man who admires President Putin, who runs a party of Russian apologists.”

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