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Nigel Farage must explain reports of racist comments allegedly made by the Reform UK leader when he was a schoolboy, the prime minster has said.

But sentencing minster Jake Richards accused the Conservatives of "feigned outrage" and said the government is "cleaning up the mess" left by the Tories.

During an emotionally charged event, one women stood with her back to the prime minster in protest, a black handprint painted across her mouth.

Among them are two former defence ministers, a former spy chief and former security minster.

The former first minster had already successfully taken legal action against the government in 2019 over its mishandling of complaints against him, with the probe ruled to be "tainted with apparent bias".