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Reform plunged into crisis by undercover sting
ITV's year-long investigation exposes racist, sexist and violent rhetoric among Reform UK members, forcing suspensions and resignations.
In brief
ITV's year-long investigation exposes racist, sexist and violent rhetoric among Reform UK members, forcing suspensions and resignations. An ITV undercover investigation revealed racist, sexist and violent remarks by Reform UK members, leading to multiple suspensions and resignations. Originally reported by The…
Reform UK plunged into crisis
An undercover sting operation has revealed racist, sexual and violent rhetoric among Reform UK members. Several have been suspended or resigned following the revelations.
Year-long ITV investigation
ITV Exposure's Undercover: A Year in Reform followed election candidates and councillors across England and Wales during May local elections and four by-election campaigns in twenty twenty-five and twenty twenty-six.
Farage accused of protecting candidate
Nigel Farage was caught on film telling his director of communications Ed Sumner that mayoral candidate Chris Parry must apologise for a racist post about David Lammy. Farage said: Just take the f***ing deal.
“Just take the f***ing deal.”
Councillors made racist remarks
Councillor Alan Feeney in Solihull, who has since resigned, was recorded saying Asian families had infested the area and called them absolute parasites.
“Drag them out of their homes, stick them on planes and f*** them off to Pakistan.”
Violent rhetoric about immigrants
Dean Miller, a Reform councillor for Bromley, was filmed saying of illegal immigrants: I'll take them out bruv, I don't care. He also called for King Charles to be beheaded and resigned after the investigation.
“I'll take them out bruv, I don't care.”
Asylum seeker concentration camps proposed
An aspiring Reform MP told an undercover ITV reporter that concentration camps should be built for asylum seekers arriving in small boats to the UK. They have since been suspended from the party.
Female MP criticises party culture
Runcorn and Helsby MP Sarah Pochin told undercover reporters that senior party officials exclude women.She said: They just exclude you if you're a woman.
“They just exclude you if you're a woman.”
Reform defends vetting processes
Reform UK said it has improved vetting procedures but acknowledged that occasionally individuals who do not share its values make it through. Treasury spokesperson Robert Jenrick said all political parties have bad apples.
“All political parties have bad apples.”
The takeaway
An ITV undercover investigation revealed racist, sexist and violent remarks by Reform UK members, leading to multiple suspensions and resignations.
