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Farage was guest on Brand podcast after sexual assault investigation began

Global Published 12 November 2026, 19:30 · archived 12 Nov 2026

Reform leader this week criticised the Labour party for ‘cosying up to’ and ‘promoting’ disgraced comedianUK politics live – latest updatesNigel 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 has criticised Labour for “cosying up to” and “promoting” Brand a decade ago, after the comedian was sentenced this week to more than 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assault. Continue reading...

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