Party Leaders Clash on Ukraine Following Farage Remarks

Published on June 22, 2024

Current and former party leaders clashed on Ukraine Friday and Saturday following remarks made by Nigel Farage and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir criticised Mr. Farage after the Reform UK leader said he believes NATO and the European Union had provoked Russia into invading Ukraine. Meanwhile, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson questioned Sir Keir’s commitment to Ukraine after the Labour leader said his predecessor Jeremy Cornyn would have done a better job than Mr. Johnson. Asked about Russian President Vladimir Putin during a BBC Panorama special programme aired on Friday, Mr. Farage said, “I said I disliked him as a person, but I admired him as a political operator because he’s managed to take control of running Russia.”...

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