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14 May 2015

BBC presenter accidentally calls Nigel Farage a c*** live on air

Norman Smith accidentally unleashes the C-Bomb on Nigel Farage while describing the problem with his "personality cult".

By Media Mole

The BBC’s Norman Smith, describing the claims by Ukip MEP Patrick O’Flynn that Nigel Farage was behaving like a “cult-like figure” accidentally described him as a “c***-like figure”. 

Easy mistake to make. 

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