Reform UK councillors and candidates filmed making racist and extreme comments
Reform UK is facing a political crisis after undercover footage revealed party councillors and candidates making racist and misogynistic comments. Several individuals have resigned, and the party is currently investigating the fallout from the ITV report.
Why it matters
This incident raises questions about political vetting processes and the prevalence of extremist views within populist political movements.
Alan Feeney, a Reform councillor and deputy mayor of Solihull, was filmed calling Asian homeowners ‘parasites’. Photograph: ITV Alan Feeney, a Reform councillor and deputy mayor of Solihull, was filmed calling Asian homeowners ‘parasites’. Photograph: ITV Reform UK Reform UK councillors and candidates filmed making racist and misogynist comments Party faces fresh crisis as three councillors quit after ITV undercover filming exposed violence, misogyny and racist views
Prefer the Guardian on Google Reform UK has been rocked by a fresh crisis after councillors and election candidates for the party were caught on film making graphic threats of extreme violence and expressing racist and misogynistic views.
Three councillors have already stood down from the party, which said it was conducting an investigation over the first revelations from an ITV undercover investigation that aired on Wednesday.
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