Hard-right British lawmaker Nigel Farage faced growing scrutiny Thursday over allegations he made racist and antisemitic comments while a youngster at an elite English school.
The leader of the anti-immigrant Reform UK party, currently tipped by polls to become Britain's next prime minister, has offered different defences to the claims since they resurfaced last week.
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