Farage was guest on Brand podcast after sexual assault investigation began
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 12, 2 of them from the United Kingdom.
Reform leader this week criticised the Labour party for ‘cosying up to’ and ‘promoting’ disgraced comedian UK politics live – latest updates Nigel Farage appeared on Russell Brand’s US podcast nine months after the comedian was investigated by police over allegations of sexual assault, the Guardian has learned. The Reform UK leader this week criticised Labour for “cosying up to” and “promoting” Brand a decade ago, after the comedian was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assault.
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- Nov 12, 2:55 PM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisFarage was guest on Brand podcast after sexual assault investigation begantheguardian.com ↗
- Nov 12, 6:44 PM UTC+4 hFarage went on Russell Brand’s podcast after sexual assault claims made publicmirror.co.uk ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 6:44 PM UTC · +4 h
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4h agoFarage was guest on Brand podcast after sexual assault investigation began Reform leader this week criticised the Labour party for ‘cosying up to’ and ‘promoting’ disgraced comedian UK politics live – latest updates Nigel Farage appeared on Russell Brand’s US podcast nine months after the comedian was investigated by police over allegations of sexual assault, the Guardian has learned. The Reform UK leader this week criticised Labour for “cosying up to” and “promoting” Brand a decade ago, after the comedian was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assault.
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