Former British No 1 among those criticising Farage, who likened Australia to ‘banana republic’ over its treatment of tennis star

Nigel Farage, the former leader of the UK’s Brexit party, has drawn criticism on social media from Wimbledon champion Andy Murray and others after attacking Australia’s treatment of Novak Djokovic and visiting the player’s family in Belgrade.

Farage, who has long praised Australia’s strict immigration policies and demanded the British government “take back control” of the country’s borders, on Monday tweeted his satisfaction after a judge ruled a government decision last week to revoke the tennis star’s visa was “unreasonable”.

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