Farage calls for private health firms to 'relieve burden on NHS'

Brexit party leader defends 'breaking point' poster and remarks about global warming

Nigel Farage has said private health companies should "relieve the burden" on the NHS, the UK ought to limit efforts to curb global warming, and defended anti-immigrant posters, as the rapid rise of his Brexit party led to his personal beliefs being scrutinised.

In an often testy BBC interview, Farage also tried to justify his decision to shift from praising Norway-type deals before the EU referendum to advocating a no-deal departure, saying this was needed because Theresa May had botched the process.