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Nigel Farage is now considering whether “life was worth living” in the UK. (inews.co.uk)

submitted 1 year ago by Spudger@lemmy.sdf.org to c/news

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That moment when you are walking down the street and you accidentally tread in a steaming pile of irony.

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[–] IAmWiking 2 points 1 year ago

Oh, I completely agree, but right wing grifters have a proud tradition of using libel laws to shut down criticism like this. Another commenter has explained that Farage can't actually sue in this case since the allegation is protected by Parliamentary Privilige, which probably explains why.