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UKIP's Paul Nuttall admits claims he "lost close personal friend" at Hillsborough are FALSE

The claims were made on his official website

Hillsborough "close personal friend" claims are false

Paul Nuttall has admitted claims on his own website that he “lost a close personal friend” during the Hillsborough disaster are false.

The UKIP leader spoke about claims made on his official website in an interview on Radio City Talk today.

Presenter Dave Easson, who was at Hillsborough himself, found the post while preparing for his interview and questioned the Bootle -born MEP live on air.

Stoke Central by-election candidate and party leader Paul Nuttall(Image: Joe Giddens/PA Wire)

He said: “I remember that day vividly, and there are some bits where it’s incredibly vivid. It affects my work, it affects my line of work because I was working on the inquests.

“It affects me every day and I didn’t lose anybody that day, and you say you lost a close personal friend.”

Mr Nuttall, clearly shocked by the question, replied: “I don’t know who’s written that

“Well.. that’s not from me sorry. That is absolutely...[silence] Nah, I’m sorry, I haven’t lost a close personal friend.

“I’ve lost someone who I know but I don’t know who’s written that. It was people who I knew through football and things like that.