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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
James Tapper

Open-mouthed Farage struggles to find his voice as GB News is caught between Trump, its viewers and reality

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage presents his show on GB News, many of whose viewers have posted pro-Russia comments
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage presents his show on GB News, many of whose viewers have posted pro-Russia comments. Photograph: SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images

Finding a way to keep two groups with opposing interests happy is the sort of tediously mainstream ­manoeuvre that Nigel Farage has managed to avoid in his political career so far.

But Reform UK’s leader and, until last week, majority shareholder had to deal with this unfamiliar dilemma on his platform of choice, GB News, after Donald Trump’s outburst about Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week.

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