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Any fair-minded citizens will doubtless be concerned over this:

Nigel Farage declines to rule out link between autism and paracetamol use

Reform UK leader’s comments come after Trump warns women to avoid painkiller during pregnancy

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has refused to distance himself from comments made by US President Donald Trump linking the use of paracetamol by pregnant women to autism in children.

“We were told thalidomide was a safe drug and it wasn’t. Who knows?” Farage told LBC on Wednesday, referring to the sedative that caused birth defects in more than 10,000 people around the world after it was widely prescribed to pregnant women for morning sickness.

Farage, whose party is leading national opinion polls, said he had “no idea” whether paracetamol was linked to autism, adding: “When it comes to science I wouldn’t side with anybody.”

Farage’s refusal to take a clear stance on the contentious — and widely criticised — remarks made by Trump underscore his efforts not to upset his powerful ally in the White House.

Many Reform supporters are also sceptical of pharmaceutical companies, and in particular vaccines. A number of significant party figures cite Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic as the moment they lost faith in the then ruling Conservative party.

Dr Aseem Malhotra, an adviser to US health secretary Robert F Kennedy, suggested at Reform’s party conference this month that Covid jabs were a “significant factor” in the cancer diagnoses of members of the UK royal family.

https://www.ft.com/content/429193b3-...2-9b0a6a6e9ab5