Farage and his UKIP party leave M'sians in fits of laughter


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 02 Jul 2016

Farage (left) holds a press conference with the UKIP banner behind him

PETALING JAYA: Brexit proponent and UKIP leader Nigel Farage is probably the happiest man after they won the vote for United Kingdom to leave the European Union last week.

But what may wipe that smug look off his face and even serve as some consolation to ‘Remain’ campaigners is the fact that his party’s acronym has a rather unfortunate meaning in this part of the world.

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