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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Eleni Courea and Daniel Boffey

Reform deputy leader dismisses claims of Farage’s past racism as new witnesses come forward

Richard Tice shakes hands with Nigel Farage as they laugh
Richard Tice (left) said: ‘These people have a political axe to grind.’ Photograph: James Manning/PA

Reform UK’s deputy leader has described a celebrated film director and a large and growing group of corroborating witnesses as liars over their allegations of Nigel Farage’s teenage antisemitism and racism.

With the bigotry row continuing to dog Reform, whose lead in the national polls has slipped in recent weeks, Richard Tice turned on those who claimed to have been abused and those who say they saw it.

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