Nigel Farage says UK should ban HIV-positive migrants

MPs and charities accuse Ukip leader of trying to 'revive the very worst bigotry' of the 1980s

Nigel Farage
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Nigel Farage has been criticised for suggesting that migrants with HIV should be banned from entering Britain.

The UK's oldest HIV/Aids charity, the Terrence Higgins Trust, said the Ukip leader should feel "truly ashamed" of both himself and his comments which displayed "an outrageous lack of understanding" of an extremely sensitive issue.

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