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<p>Despite accusations of racism at school, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is climbing in the polls</p>

Racism is soaring in British schools – is Nigel Farage to blame?

In an atmosphere of bigoted public rhetoric, racist incidents in schools are soaring. Chloe Combi talks to teachers and pupils about how racism is being normalised in British playgrounds, where taunts of “go home” and offensive monkey noises are now a regular occurrence

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