"A picture has emerged of Mr Farage meeting Arshad Khatana at the Ghousia Mosque in Leeds in 2013 when he was leader of UKIP. The pair were both taking part in an interfaith event. It comes as Labour suspended the activist after Reform made allegations linking him to chancellor Rachel Reeves and highlighting extremist views he is claimed to have expressed."
"Reform pointed out that Mr Khatana has been photographed with the chancellor on at least 27 occasions since 2010 but she has made it clear she was unaware of the abhorrent views he is accused of sharing."
"Labour have branded Mr Farage a hypocrite and suggested he scored an own goal on the issue after his meeting with Mr Khatana was revealed."
A photograph emerged showing Nigel Farage meeting Arshad Khatana at the Ghousia Mosque in Leeds in 2013 during an interfaith event when Farage led UKIP. Reform Party accused Khatana of extremism and linked him to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who has been photographed with him approximately 27 times since 2010. Labour suspended Khatana following these allegations. Reeves stated she was unaware of the views attributed to him. Labour criticized Farage as hypocritical, noting his own meeting with Khatana undermined Reform's accusations. Khatana served as vice chairman of Leeds Council of Mosques and was a Labour Party member in Reeves' constituency before suspension.
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