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Reform suspends members after racist undercover footage
ITV's undercover investigation exposes Reform UK councillors and candidates making racist remarks about Muslims, Asian people and Black children.
In brief
ITV's undercover investigation exposes Reform UK councillors and candidates making racist remarks about Muslims, Asian people and Black children. Reform UK suspended members after an ITV undercover investigation filmed councillors and candidates making racist comments about Muslims, Asian people and Black children…
ITV's undercover investigation
ITV Exposure secretly filmed Reform UK councillors and election candidates across England and Wales during May local elections and four by-election campaigns in two thousand twenty-five and two thousand twenty-six.
What the footage showed
The investigation recorded councillors calling Muslims parasites, describing Black children as animals, and one calling for King Charles to be beheaded, arguing he is a Muslim.
Alan Feeney's comments
Reform Councillor Alan Feeney in Solihull said his area had been infested with Asian families, called them absolute parasites, and said no more than one percent of British population can be non-white.
“Drag them out of their homes, stick them on planes and f*** them off to Pakistan.”
Dean Miller's recorded statements
Reform Councillor Dean Miller for Bromley said of illegal immigrants crossing the Channel he would take them out, and called for King Charles to be beheaded, saying he is a Muslim.
“I'll take them out bruv, I don't care.”
Other candidates exposed
Chris Whelan, a Reform election candidate in Solihull, made inappropriate comments about a female Reform candidate. Raymond Dunning, a Reform councillor in Tameside, Greater Manchester, described training young men in insurgency tactics.
Reform's response
Reform UK said it has suspended members where they behaved inappropriately and improved vetting procedures. The party stated there is no room for racism in Reform UK and that due process must be followed.
“There is no room for racism in Reform UK.”
Opposition parties respond
Labour chair Bridget Phillipson said Farage cannot dismiss this as a few bad apples and must explain why racism keeps happening.Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey called the report chilling.Conservatives said Farage has failed.
Farage's earlier promise
In September two thousand twenty-four, Nigel Farage promised he would improve the party's vetting process, saying we don't want extremists, we don't want bigots, we don't want people who think that way.
“We don't want extremists, we don't want bigots, we don't want people who think that way.”
Documentary airs Sunday
Undercover: A Year In Reform will be aired on Sunday eighteenth October at ten twenty pm on ITV one, ITVX, STV and STV Player.
The bottom line
Reform UK suspended members after an ITV undercover investigation filmed councillors and candidates making racist comments about Muslims, Asian people and Black children.
