# Reform mayor under investigation for sharing explicit images

> Luke Campbell, Hull's Reform UK mayor and Olympic boxer, is being investigated by police after allegedly showing naked images of himself to a female colleague.
- Title: Reform mayor under investigation for sharing explicit images
- Summary: Luke Campbell, Hull's Reform UK mayor and Olympic boxer, is being investigated by police after allegedly showing naked images of himself to a female…
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- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/18/police-investigate-reform-mayor-allegedly-sharing-naked-sexualised-images-of-himself
- Published: 2026-10-18T15:18:04+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: luke campbell, reform uk, hull and east yorkshire, humberside police, sexual harassment, nigel farage, news, world
## Olympic boxer faces police inquiry
Luke Campbell, a former Olympic boxing champion and mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire, is under police investigation by Humberside police for allegedly showing explicit images of himself to a female colleague.
## The alleged incident in May
Campbell allegedly showed a senior female colleague four fully naked and sexualised images of himself in May. The woman said she felt shocked, embarrassed and humiliated by the incident.
## Woman claims she was forced out
The female colleague said she was forced out of her job soon after the incident.
## Witness describes the workplace incident
A senior female colleague said Campbell called her over to a computer screen and showed her several naked and sexualised images.

> I was deliberately exposed to naked and sexualised images involving the mayor in the workplace, without my consent, and was laughed at when I was visibly embarrassed.
## Campbell denies allegations through party
Campbell has not responded to requests to comment. Reform UK said he firmly denies the allegations, claiming they come from a disgruntled employee attempting to leverage a settlement in a meritless workplace dispute.

> Luke firmly denies the allegations. They come from a disgruntled employee attempting to leverage a settlement in a meritless workplace dispute.
## Magazine cover claim contradicted
Nadine Dorries claimed the sexualised image was a two thousand thirteen magazine cover showing Campbell naked from the waist up after winning gold at the two thousand twelve London Olympics.
## Investigation continues at local authority
Hull and East Yorkshire combined authority confirmed a police investigation is under way and said it has standards and complaints procedures to deal with complaints about members and officers in a fair and independent manner.
## Key takeaway

Police are investigating Reform UK mayor Luke Campbell for allegedly showing explicit images of himself to a female staff member in May, which she says forced her from her job.