Reform MP's comments 'ugly' but intention was not racist, Farage says
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Getty Images Sarah Pochin is the Reform MP for Runcorn and Helsby, after winning with a lead of six votes during by-elections in May
Nigel Farage has said Reform MP Sarah Pochin did not intend to be racist when she complained about adverts being "full" of black and Asian people. The Reform UK leader said the way she worded her comments was "wrong and ugly" but they were made "in a broader context of DEI [diversity, equity and inclusion] madness in the advertising industry".
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