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Sock it to him: Farage presents Juncker with gift at State of the Union

Sock it to him: Farage presents Juncker with gift at State of the Union
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What was in the green box?

Brexit advocate-in-chief Nigel Farage handed European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker a pair of Union Jack socks ahead of his State of the Union speech.

The gift came in a small green box and while Juncker seemed to accept it in the same tongue-in-cheek manner in which it was offered,  he didn't open the present straight away, instead handing it to a member of his staff.

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