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Was I??

Who and where, exactly?

GB News and its CEO were also present for the free speech round table the ADF set up and invited Farage to host in July, but we were over wordcount !

Precisely what my American colleague who has reported on abortion for years said. The US was also complacent, thinking constitutional right to abortion was settled over there too…

Thank you for the kind words Henry. You wouldn’t believe the top level editorial b***ocks conversations we had !

Come for the journalism, stay for the public service of teaching British swearwords to Americans

Say what you like about Farage, but he always gives an excellent quote.