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Reform UK’s Richard Tice says children wearing ear defenders in school is ‘insane’

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Reform UK’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, has controversially described children wearing ear defenders in school as "insane", claiming neurodiverse conditions like ADHD are overdiagnosed.

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