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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said there will be no early general election in the next 12 months. This is a response to suggestions by the Conservatives and Reform UK, who had previously floated the possibility of an early trip to the polls.
Otabek YusupovMSP Amanda Bland, representing Central Scotland and West Lothian, has left the Reform UK group in the Scottish Parliament and will continue working as an independent member. Due to her departure, Reform dropped to third place in size, falling behind Labour. The party said Bland should give up her regional member mandate.
Aziz KarimovThe 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 KarimovITV News' investigation 'Undercover: A Year in Reform', based on more than a year of hidden-camera footage, recorded racist, cruel and sexist remarks by several Reform UK councillors and candidates. The party said investigations and suspensions have begun; leader Nigel Farage had previously promised to root out 'rotten apples'. Opposition parties criticised Reform.
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