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Nigel Farage quit the party he once led over its move to embracing an anti-Islam agenda. EPA
Nigel Farage quit the party he once led over its move to embracing an anti-Islam agenda. EPA
Nigel Farage quits party over anti-Muslim fixation
The party that triggered Britain’s historic Brexit is in chaos after taking up hate politics targeting Islam
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The National
20 February, 2019