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Farage digs in over Sarwar racism row

After a racism row erupted from an online advert during a Holyrood by-election campaign, Martin Geissler and Natalie Higgins ask why Nigel Farage is doubling down.

Nigel Farage has defended a controversial Reform UK advert about Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.

We ask the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s David Wallace Lockhart why Mr Farage is doubling down over the social media post, described as 'blatantly racist' by first minister John Swinney.

Scotcast is the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.

Get in touch with us by emailing scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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