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Nigel Farage duped into 'Up the RA' birthday message

 'I hope you have a great birthday and this comes from your good friend Aidan,' Nigel Farage says in the birthday message before raising a cup of coffee to give a toast.
 'I hope you have a great birthday and this comes from your good friend Aidan,' Nigel Farage says in the birthday message before raising a cup of coffee to give a toast.  'I hope you have a great birthday and this comes from your good friend Aidan,' Nigel Farage says in the birthday message before raising a cup of coffee to give a toast.

Nigel Farage has been duped into reading a greeting supporting the IRA in a personalised video message. 

The GB News presenter is recorded saying 'up the RA' in a clip on the Cameo video-sharing platform.

The former politician is seen raising his drink and saying 'up the RA' in a clip on the Cameo video-sharing platform.

The message was sent to Brian after his friend Aidan Hart paid for Mr Farage to read out a birthday greeting. Personalised messages cost £74, according to the Cameo website. 

Mr Farage says in the clip: "This message is for Brian..., brexiteer.  

"I hope you have a great birthday and this comes from your good friend Aidan," he says and then raises a cup of coffee to give a toast.

"Now, it's a bit early in the day so all I've got actually is coffee, but I hope you enjoy a few pints with the lads tonight."

He then says "up the RA!" before taking a sip. 

Mr Farage told MailOnline: 'If I saw 'up the RA' I would have looked at that as something very innocent, and wouldn't have even known there was an implication to it.

"A lot of messages that I get are friends sending each other messages with their own little jokes or their own little words which I have to judge - and of course I reject some if they are crude or offensive."

Asked by MailOnline if he would accept a message request if he knew it was supportive of the IRA, Mr Farage said: "Are you joking? I had a face-to-face death threat from them." 

Mr Farage is not the only politician on the video-sharing platform where fans can buy personal video messages from their favourite celebrities. Big-name politicians like former Speaker John Bercow and American Vice-Presidential candidates, Sarah Palin, are also on the site