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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Helena Horton

Reform insiders fear links to extreme figures such as Andrew Tate will scare off voters

Andrew Tate and Nigel Farage
Andrew Tate, right, poses with Nigel Farage for a photo shared on social media in 2019. Photograph: Emory Andrew Tate/Facebook

Reform insiders are becoming increasingly irritated by the party’s association with Andrew Tate and other extreme online celebrities whose views are too toxic for the mainstream voters Nigel Farage needs to win over.

Insiders have revealed that as Reform prepare for power they are trying to end their association with more controversial figures on the right such as Tate, whose extreme and misogynistic content could taint the party’s credibility.

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