Farage refuses to criticise Trump over paracetamol despite health experts dismissing autism claims

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<p>Reform UK leader says he has ‘no idea’ if US president is right to tell women to avoid drug during pregnancy</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/sep/24/labour-tories-conservatives-reform-uk-politics-live-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Nigel 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.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/24/farage-refuses-criticise-trump-paracetamol-health-experts-dismiss-autism-claims">Continue reading...</a>
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