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Nigel Farage 'wins' televised EU debate with Nick Clegg

Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage have gone head-to-head in the first party leaders' televised showdown over Britain's future in the European Union. In an instant YouGov poll of 1,003 votes, some 57% concluded Farage performed best.

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Farage: Clegg does not know 'what is about to hit him'

Ukip leader Nigel Farage warned the Deputy Prime Minister that he does realise "what is about to hit him".

In an article for the Independent, Mr Farage said:

But then his party is facing the prospect of electoral wipe-out at these elections unless they do something drastic.

For them, it's about survival. There is no reason why any establishment party would otherwise want to highlight the huge number of competences which Brussels now has over our lives - especially on a live broadcast and televised debate.

– Nigel Farage

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