Nigel Farage called a ‘Putin-loving free speech impostor’ during bumpy US congressional hearing

Democrats accuse Reform leader of being a Trump sycophant' as he missed prime minister's questions to give evidence before House committee

Nigel Farage has been accused of being a Putin-loving free speech impostor" whose main motivation is ingratiating himself with Donald Trump and tech companies, during a sometimes difficult appearance before a US congressional hearing on censorship.

The Reform UK leader, who missed prime minister's questions to appear as a witness before the House judiciary committee, was invited by its Republican leadership, who quizzed him about what Farage called the awful authoritarian" situation for free speech in the UK.