6 h. ago Kemi Badenoch blasts Tory splitters 'who want to be a notch on Nigel Farage’s bed post'

Embattled Tory leader Kemi Badenoch sought to downplay the impact of a steady flow of defections from Conservative ranks to Nigel Farage's Reform party

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34 h. ago Nigel Farage party 'utter snowflakery' blasted as 'ridiculous' Reform claim exposed

A Home Office minister has said it is 'utter nonsense' to suggest Keir Starmer is inciting violence against Nigel Farage and accused Reform UK's Zia Yusuf of 'utter snowflakery'

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69 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer blasts 'snake oil merchant' Nigel Farage and digs out Andy Burnham

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has used his leadership speech at the Labour Party Conference to attack Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and claimed he 'doesn't like Britain'

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3 d. ago Nigel Farage blasted for allowing 'racist leaflet' to be sent out during Hamilton by

Reform was accused of dragging Scottish politics into the gutter during the bitter Hamilton by-election campaign earlier this year.

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5 d. ago Top Welsh doctor's message to women after Donald Trump paracetamol and autism comments

Medical experts have blasted Trump's claim that the US version of paracetamol, called Tylenol, causes autism, stating that paracetamol remains the safest painkiller available

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5 d. ago What REALLY causes autism? From too much screentime to pollution and diet – the experts separate fact from fiction

DONALD Trump caused uproar this week when he claimed that pregnant women who take paracetamol are more likely to have an autistic child, telling mums-to-be to “fight like hell not to take it”. Doctors, scientists and politicians slammed the US President as “dangerous” and “fear-mongering”, reassuring parents paracetamol is safe to take. Trump linked autism...

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6 d. ago Pharmacists besieged by worried patients after Trump's unfounded paracetamol and vaccines claims

The National Pharmacy Association, which surveyed 500 pharmacies serving 2.5million patients, found more than half (58 per cent) believe Mr Trump's comments pose a risk to care in the UK.

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7 d. ago Farage endangering women by failing to condemn paracetamol claims, says Bridget Phillipson

Labour deputy leader candidate criticises ‘scaremongering’ on autism and says party must be firmer in tackling ReformUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage is “endangering women’s health” by failing to condemn Donald Trump’s claims that using paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism, Bridget Phillipson has said.The education secretary and minister for women said she had used the painkiller throughout her second pregnancy, and she warned that Reform’s connections with medical conspiracy theories including anti-vaccine rhetoric made the party a danger to public health. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago BBC Question Time MP heckled after calling Trump 'wrong' about autism claims

Richard Tice was brutally heckled as he appeared on Thursday's Question Time on BBC One as he discussed Donald Trump's claims autism is linked to paracetamol use in pregnant women

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8 d. ago Paracetamol: NHS surgeon blasts 'snake oil salesman' Nigel Farage for 'causing pregnant women anxiety'

Zubir Ahmed criticised the Reform UK leader after he refused to oppose Donald Trump on his claim that paracetamol could cause autism.

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8 d. ago Obama says Trump linking paracetamol to autism is ‘violence against the truth’

Former president says successor’s claims about drug branded Tylenol in US ‘undermines public health that can do harm to women’Barack Obama has said Donald Trump’s claims linking paracetamol to autism in infants is “violence against the truth” that could harm pregnant women if they were too scared to take pain relief.Obama, who was being interviewed by David Olusoga at the O2 Arena, told the audience that Trump’s claims about paracetamol – branded as Tylenol in the US – had been “continuously disproved” and posed a danger to public health. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Scientists discover ‘key clues’ to cause of autism – and it’s nothing to do with paracetamol

EARLY changes during brain development may hold the key to autism, say researchers. The new finding follows claims by Donald Trump that paracetamol taken by pregnant women increases risk of the condition in some children. The US President made the claim on Monday that taking Tylenol, known as paracetamol in other places, "is no good"...

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9 d. ago Donald Trump paracetamol claims have 'no foundation', warns John Swinney

The First Minister said his Government always followed "careful, considered scientific and clinical evidence" when it comes to making statements on public health.

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9 d. ago Farage backs Trump over paracetamol autism claim: 'They said thalidomide was safe and it wasn't':

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage today insisted he had 'no idea' if President Trump's claim was correct. Instead, he argued: 'We were told thalidomide was a very safe drug'.

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9 d. ago Farage refuses to criticise Trump over paracetamol despite health experts dismissing autism claims

Reform UK leader says he has ‘no idea’ if US president is right to tell women to avoid drug during pregnancyUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has refused to criticise Donald Trump’s claims that paracetamol, sold in the US as Tylenol, could cause autism, insisting “science is never settled” and he would never “side with” medical experts.The Reform UK leader said he had “no idea” if the US president was right to tell pregnant women to avoid taking acetaminophen, also known as Tylenol and paracetamol, and suggesting that those who could not “tough it out” should limit their intake. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Nigel Farage blasted for refusing to condemn Donald Trump's baseless autism and paracetamol claims

The Reform UK leader claimed that "science is never settled" as he declined to side with medical experts who warned it was dangerous to make the link.

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9 d. ago Nigel Farage blasted after refusing to rubbish Donald Trump's paracetamol claims

Health Secretary Wes Streeting hit out at the Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, saying he is 'the snake oil salesman of British politics and it’s time to stop buying his rubbish'

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9 d. ago Surge in pregnant women contacting pharmacies with paracetamol concerns after Trump's claim painkiller is linked to autism

The Independent Pharmacies Association industry body told the Daily Mail that pregnant women have been asking their local chemists for advice about paracetamol Donald Trump's claims.

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1 week ago Pregnant women told 'strong evidence' shows paracetamol is safe amid Trump autism claims

The US president sparked concern by suggesting paracetamol is potentially behind a "meteoric rise" in autism cases.

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1 week ago Is paracetamol safe during pregnancy and does it have links to autism?

US president’s claims around painkiller also known as Tylenol contradict scientific consensus that drug is entirely safe to takeDonald Trump has urged pregnant women not to take acetaminophen, also known as Tylenol or paracetamol. He claimed it raises the chances of children being autistic.But the US president has been condemned by experts from across the world, who fear he is deliberately fostering a narrative of distrust that could be dangerous for women. Continue reading...

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