had questions to answer. the comments were secretly filmed and broadcast by channel 4 while activists were campaigning for reform uk in clacton, where mr farage is standing. nigel farage claimed the racist comments were a "set—up". our political correspondentjoe pike is in westminster. nigel farage�*s sur #3r50iz entry into this election reenergised reform and gave them a poll boost as well, but his controversial comments about russia and ukraine plus this drip, drip of allegations concerning first candidates, and now campaigners has left some of those around mr farage feeling nervous. a warning my report contains offensive language. please welcome nigel farage. applause. he's attempting a fightback after yet more accusations of racism within reform. this whole thing is a complete and total setup. but this time it's not nigel farage�*s candidates, but his campaigners. one, seeing a pride flag on a police car, compared gay people to paedophiles. you see that bleep degenerate flag on the front bonnet? _ what are the old bill doing promoting that crap? - they should be out catching nonces, not promoting the bleep. _ another suggested the army should shoot illegal immigrants with. with guns on the bleep beach. target practice bleep to show them. and he used a racist slur to describe rishi sunak. the bleep we've got in, what good is he? you tell me. you know, he'sjust wet. andrew parker said he'd not told nigel farage about his views, and apologised if he'd brought reform into disrepute. when my two daughters have to see and hear reform people who campaign for nigel farage calling me an effing bleep, it hurts and it makes me angry. and i think he has some questions to answer. and i don't repeat those words lightly. you know, i do so deliberately because this is too important not to call out clearly for what it is. after he left loose women, we caught up with the reform leader. hi, nigel. how are you doing? why do racists seem to be attracted to your party? all political parties do. one of the problems, of course, is that i single—handedly destroyed the bnp. so you're going to find some people who don't have a home to go to, who come to us. and do you know something? when we find out who they are, we simply get rid of them. and mr farage seemed keen to focus on one of the campaigners, who he claims was acting. from the moment he arrived in the office at clacton last saturday, and he bowled up and spoke to me, he was rough speaking. you think he was faking it? he was acting from the moment he came into the office. i100% believe this whole thing is a total setup. andrew parker has not returned our calls. he has done some acting in the past, but we found no evidence he was acting in the covert recording. channel 4 news have said... whatever nigel farage and his team claim about a setup, they know the revelations of the past 2a hours have the potential to distract from and even damage their campaign at precisely the moment when many floating voters are finally making up their minds. he's just got too much to say, and a lot of it isjust nonsense, i think. i was very impressed. would you vote for him? maybe. nigel farage�*s next attempt at persuading voters is tonight's question time leaders' special. joe pike, bbc news, west london. and you can see a full list of the candidates standing in the clacton constituency on your screen now. and here's fiona with details of that question time special. the leaders of the four main parties got the question time treatment last week. this week it's the turn of the co—leader of the greens, adrian ramsay, and reform uk's nigel farage, whose party has been a bit in the news today you might have noticed. it is time to test them both with our audience of voters here in birmingham. we are live on bbc one at 8.00. in the us, there is deep disquiet in democrat circles after a stumbling performance byjoe biden in the first televised presidential debate with donald trump. it was a bad—tempered meeting, during which mr trump attacked the president on the economy and foreign policy, and mr biden took aim at his rival�*s criminal conviction. but it wasjoe biden�*s meandering and at times confusing speech that alarmed supporters. here's our north america editor sarah smith. this is a pivotal moment between president biden and former president donald trump. i5 president biden and former president donald trump-— donald trump. is this old man up to the “ob? 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immediately afterwards, the senior democrats who were sent out to talk to the press did not have any convincing excuses for that disastrous performance. yes the for that disastrous performance. jazz the president may have had a minor cold, maybe his voice was scratchy. is that the best he can do, is that what voters can expect?- is that the best he can do, is that what voters can expect? voters see him every day. — what voters can expect? voters see him every day. let _ what voters can expect? voters see him every day, let us _ what voters can expect? voters see him every day, let us not _ what voters can expect? voters see him every day, let us not forget, i what voters can expect? voters see him every day, let us not forget, it| him every day, let us not forget, it is stewpot like voters are seeing president biden today. that is stewpot like voters are seeing president biden today.— is stewpot like voters are seeing president biden today. that is why he had to reassure _ president biden today. that is why he had to reassure him. _ president biden today. that is why he had to reassure him. they - president biden today. that is why he had to reassure him. they see| president biden today. that is why i he had to reassure him. they see him at campaign — he had to reassure him. they see him at campaign events _ he had to reassure him. they see him at campaign events and _ he had to reassure him. they see him at campaign events and rallies. - at campaign events and rallies. donald trump's performance was riddled with dozens of lies. the roblem riddled with dozens of lies. the problem they — riddled with dozens of lies. tue: problem they have riddled with dozens of lies. tte: problem they have is riddled with dozens of lies. t"te: problem they have is they riddled with dozens of lies. t'te: problem they have is they are radical, they will take the life of a child in the eighth month and ninth month and even after the birth. we are the greatest economy in the history of our country, we have never done so well, everybody was amazed by it, other countries were copying us, we have the largest deficit in the history of our country under this guy. none of that is true. country under this guy. none of that is true- joe — country under this guy. none of that is true. joe biden _ country under this guy. none of that is true. joe biden did _ country under this guy. none of that is true. joe biden did land _ country under this guy. none of that is true. joe biden did land some - is true. joe biden did land some punch, one on donald trump's behaviour towards women hagar punch, one on donald trump's behaviour towards women how many billions of dollars _ behaviour towards women how many billions of dollars do _ behaviour towards women how many billions of dollars do you _ behaviour towards women how many billions of dollars do you owe - behaviour towards women how many billions of dollars do you owe for- billions of dollars do you owe for molesting a woman in public, for doing a whole range of thing, having sex with a important star on the night while your wife was pregnant? i mean, whatare night while your wife was pregnant? i mean, what are you talking about? you have the morals of an alley cat. i didn't have sex with a important star, _ i didn't have sex with a important star, numberone. i didn't have sex with a important star, number one.— i didn't have sex with a important star, number one. president biden described visiting _ star, number one. president biden described visiting a _ star, number one. president biden described visiting a world - star, number one. president biden described visiting a world war - star, number one. president biden described visiting a world war i i described visiting a world war i cemetery in france that donald trump refused to enter. he cemetery in france that donald trump refused to enter.— refused to enter. he was standing with his four— refused to enter. he was standing with his four star _ refused to enter. he was standing with his four star general - refused to enter. he was standing with his four star general and - refused to enter. he was standing with his four star general and he l with his four star general and he told me i don't want to go in there because i think that are a bunch of losers and suckers, your the suck sirt losers and suckers, your the suck sir t loser. losers and suckers, your the suck sirt loser-— losers and suckers, your the suck| sirt loser._ first sirt loser. president trump? first of all that was _ sirt loser. president trump? first of all that was a _ sirt loser. president trump? first of all that was a made _ sirt loser. president trump? first of all that was a made up - sirt loser. president trump? first of all that was a made up quote. l of all that was a made up quote. suckers — of all that was a made up quote. suckers and losers they made it up. inside _ suckers and losers they made it up. inside this _ suckers and losers they made it up. inside this huge press scrum are two democratic rising stars. and we all want to know, if either of them might now step in and take over as their party's candidate. irate their party's candidate. we nominate joe biden their party's candidate. we nominate joe iiriden and — their party's candidate. we nominate joe biden and we _ their party's candidate. we nominate joe biden and we look— their party's candidate. we nominate joe biden and we look forward - their party's candidate. we nominate joe biden and we look forward to - joe biden and we look forward to voting for him in november. joe biden and we look forward to voting for him in november. whatever excuses democrats _ voting for him in november. whatever excuses democrats come _ voting for him in november. whatever excuses democrats come up _ voting for him in november. whatever excuses democrats come up with - excuses democrats come up with everybody knows joe excuses democrats come up with everybody knowsjoe biden had one job tonight, to convince the nation he is not too old and he failed that test. speculation about whether the democrats should replace him as their candidate, that is not going to help his position and remember, he's the one who demanded this debate. later, the first lady tried to convince people i had all gone very well. , ., , ., convince people i had all gone very well. , ., i. , . convince people i had all gone very well. , . ., convince people i had all gone very well. . ., y., , . ., ., convince people i had all gone very well. ,. ., ., well. joe you did such a great “ob, ou well. joe you did such a great “ob, you answered i well. joe you did such a great “ob, you answered every i well. joe you did such a great job, you answered every question, - well. joe you did such a great job, you answered every question, you knew all the facts. tt is you answered every question, you knew all the facts.— knew all the facts. it is hard to know if she — knew all the facts. it is hard to know if she was _ knew all the facts. it is hard to know if she was trying - knew all the facts. it is hard to know if she was trying to - knew all the facts. it is hard to i know if she was trying to reassure her husband or gnawing but he seemed to perk him up. t her husband or gnawing but he seemed to perk him up— to perk him up. i can't think of one thin he to perk him up. i can't think of one thing he said _ to perk him up. i can't think of one thing he said that _ to perk him up. i can't think of one thing he said that was _ to perk him up. i can't think of one thing he said that was true. - to perk him up. i can't think of one thing he said that was true. i - to perk him up. i can't think of one thing he said that was true. i am i thing he said that was true. i am not being facetious, we are going to beat this guy, we need to beat this quy- guy- and i quy- and i need you in order to beat him. if this guy had showed up to the debate, the headlines might not be quite so dire this morning. last niuht one quite so dire this morning. last night one candidate's performance sent his party scrambling. maw; night one candidate's performance sent his party scrambling. many are callin: it a sent his party scrambling. many are calling it a disaster— sent his party scrambling. many are calling it a disaster for _ calling it a disaster for the president. . it was the worst debate performance in modern political history — performance in modern political history. joe performance in modern political histo �* �*, performance in modern political histo �* , history. joe biden's campaign is already moving _ history. joe biden's campaign is already moving on, _ history. joe biden's campaign is already moving on, he - history. joe biden's campaign is already moving on, he is - history. joe biden's campaign is - already moving on, he is determined to continue. but fears over his fitness and if it could be fatal to his chances of re—election cannot be left behind. sarah smith, bbc news atlanta georgia. sarah smith, bbc news atlanta georgia. let's go back to sarah smith who's in atlanta for us. what happens now, sarah? well, i think we have _ what happens now, sarah? well, i think we have to _ what happens now, sarah? well, i think we have to wait _ what happens now, sarah? well, i think we have to wait for— what happens now, sarah? well, i think we have to wait for the - what happens now, sarah? well, i think we have to wait for the dust l think we have to wait for the dust to settle. everybody is tremendously excitable today because that was such a disastrous performance from joe biden, i mean on a historic scale. no—one can remember a worse performance in a presidential debate and off course it is exactly the fact that fears over his physical fitness and mental acuity were alreadyjoe biden's greatest already joe biden's greatest liabilities, alreadyjoe biden's greatest liabilities, but his campaign goes on, it appears he is determined to carry on, he hasjust on, it appears he is determined to carry on, he has just walked on, it appears he is determined to carry on, he hasjust walked on stage as a rally in north carolina scheduled to pick up from this debate and move on. his team hope that voters will focus on the substance of what was said last night and his message, notjust the manner in which it was delivered. compare the policies and character of the two men competing for the presidency. that may hatch, it may all look different in a week's time. there are other things we don't no will seniorfigures step there are other things we don't no will senior figures step up, there are other things we don't no will seniorfigures step up, go there are other things we don't no will senior figures step up, go to the white house, lookjoe biden in the white house, lookjoe biden in the face and say sir, it is time to move on. tell him that he can no longer be the party's candidate, he needs to make way for someone else because it very hard to see how he can be forced out against his will. even though, i have to say, democrats are circulating among themselves copies of the party's rule book to show how it co—operative bank done if they wanted to. co-operative bank done if they wanted to-_ co-operative bank done if they wanted to. ., ., , wanted to. then who would they re - lace wanted to. then who would they replace him _ wanted to. then who would they replace him with? _ wanted to. then who would they replace him with? can _ wanted to. then who would they replace him with? can the - wanted to. then who would they replace him with? can the party| replace him with? can the party co—less round one candidate. there are a few people who could do it 0 it would be easier if they could pick the vice president, however there are very few people who think that ka