Reform UK leader still in denial over racism row

NIGEL Farage has dismissed accusations of racism against one of his MPs who said it made her “mad” to see adverts full of Black and Asian people.

- BY LIZZY BUCHAN

The Reform UK leader said he was unhappy with the “ugly” comments made by Sarah Pochin but insisted her intention was not to be racist.

At a press conference, he resisted calls to discipline the Runcorn & Helsby MP.

He said: “I am unhappy with what she has done.

“I understand the basic point, but the way she put it, the way she worded it, was wrong and was ugly.