Farage backs ban on asylum seekers with HIV being treated on NHS

Sexual health charities hit out at Farage over ‘disappointing’ HIV comments

The Terrence Higgins Trust said that it is “right” to give everyone in the UK with HIV access to medication

Farage backs ban on asylum seekers with HIV being treated on NHS

Reform leader says NHS isn’t an ‘international health service’ despite previous backlash over comments

Nigel Farage vows to ban asylum seekers with HIV from receiving NHS treatment

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has doubled down on his 2015 pledge to ban asylum seekers with HIV from receiving NHS treatment. Mr Farage, who led Ukip when he first made the controversial pledge, sparked fury from left-wing politicians during a televised debate held before the 2015 General Election after warning migrants were costing taxpayers tens of thousands of pounds a year by receiving treatment for the retrovirus infection. Reiterating his…