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Has Nigel Farage actually read the ‘worst deal in history’?

Nigel Farage was back on the airwaves today, and somewhat unsurprisingly, he was not a fan of Theresa May’s Brexit proposal. So much does he hate it in fact, that he told viewers:

‘There’s only one thing to do, when this, the worst deal in history, and that is to put it in the bin.

A strong opinion. But had he actually read the ‘worst deal in history’ he professed to hate so much? Asked by the BBC, Farage had to admit that he hadn’t yet found the time:

‘Well I’ve read some of it, and my lawyers read all 585 pages and the more I learn, the less I like it.’

But have you read the whole document?

‘No, I could take three days off and so I suppose.’

Well, to be fair him, it can be hard these days to find the time.

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