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The Reform UK party suspended activist Jason Powell, who, according to ITV News undercover footage, said that one cannot be both a Muslim and British, and suggested housing illegal migrants in 'concentration camps'. The party is also investigating the actions of two councillors from the London borough of Hounslow who spoke about shooting members of grooming gangs. Reform announced legal action against ITV.
Otabek YusupovITV News undercover filming showed the chairman of a local Reform UK branch advising a reporter to delete posts supporting Tommy Robinson and apply to become a councillor. A former candidate says he failed vetting twice but still stood. The party denies the allegations and says vetting procedures have been improved.
Aziz KarimovITV News has published undercover footage gathered over a year in which Reform UK councillors and candidates make racist, sexist and offensive remarks. Nigel Farage said the party vets candidates 'at a much higher level' but 'you cannot vet future comments'. Solihull deputy mayor Alan Finn called Asian residents 'parasites'; he and other figures have left the party or been suspended. Leaders of other parties condemned what happened.
Aziz Karimov
