Farage's legal team demands BBC apology over Newsnight interview

The BBC has issued an apology to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage after a Newsnight presenter misquoted his response to the 2006 murder of Henry Nowak. The broadcaster removed the episode from its iPlayer service following legal complaints regarding the accuracy of the segment.

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