Reform UK councillors filmed making racist comments

politicsOct 15, 202630297

ITV Exposure's year-long undercover investigation filmed Reform UK councillors and candidates making racist, violent and misogynistic comments, prompting three councillors to quit the party. Alan Feeney, a Reform councillor and deputy mayor of Solihull, was filmed calling Asian homeowners "parasites" and saying no more than 1% of the British population can be non-white; Feeney has left Reform for personal reasons. The footage also recorded a Bromley councillor calling for King Charles to be killed and another councillor making disturbing sexual and misogynistic remarks about female colleagues. Chris Whelan resigned from Reform on 12 October citing personal and health grounds; Jamie Campbell remains in post despite appearing on the same tape as Feeney. Reform said it carries out vetting and accused ITV and Hardcash Productions of using "extreme methods of deception" to gain access, while the party has launched an internal investigation. Nigel Farage postponed a planned announcement in Essex as the party prepares for further revelations, including footage shot inside Reform's London headquarters.

Jim Pickard

@pickardje.bsky.social

An undercover investigation by ITV Exposure into Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has found multiple elected councillors and party candidates expressing racist views and using offensive language, calling Muslims “parasites” and describing black children as “animals”. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

979h ago

evie1104.bsky.social5

Honestly, that doesn't surprise me. What does is how much media coverage this party is favoured with.

Eddie Burfi 4

So many racists and misogynists feel like Reform UK is the ideal party for them. If it walks like a duck…

Justin Beach 🇨🇦🇪🇺2

Yes, most of the people who support far right parties globally seem like perfectly normal, rational people until they start speaking. The bigotry is about an inch below the surface.

Mr Singh1

The FB comments to ITV News post about it are horrific. Not much outrage.

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Ruth Watson11

It is always the people you most expect...

Lee D2

Reform in stuffed to the gills with racist dickheads shock.

Esheru

@esherukweku.bsky.social

It’s fine. What will happen once they’ve asked Nigel Farage and Robert Jenrick, they’ll say it was taken out of context or they were just messing around or it was a private jokes and we’ll move on. As always. Only threats of antisemitism are taken seriously www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

212h ago

Lomelindi12

@lomelindi12.bsky.social

Farage, hiding behind “security issues for Reform” Get in that fridge with Johnson, Nige. You’re a cynical, cowardly, malicious little shit & your party members are thugs

152h ago

Political Cartoon Gallery

@politicalcartoon.bsky.social

Morten Morland on #NIgelFarage #ReformUK #UKPolls @thetimes – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

18Yesterday

Mr RobertBob

@mrrobertbob.bsky.social

If you look at the replies on various ReformUK social media pages these view are not ‘extreme’. These views are quite common from Reform supporters. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/reform...

102h ago

Gerry Hassan

@gerryhassan.bsky.social

Reform apologist Tom Montgomerie is talking crap saying the OTT racist, sexist comments of Reform councillors is just a few bad apples. What he is missing is the increasingly racist language of Zia Yusuf & Suella Braverman. Reform legitimates racism. #peston

109h ago

Get Me Zarniwoop

@martinmorrey.bsky.social

Will there be any #ReformUK councillors left after this? 🤷 bestforbritain.org/reform-uk-de...

1111h ago

David3

Yet these clowns and their ultra rich backers think they are fit to run the country

angus-indy-lady.bsky.social1

You mean recycled tory’s. Funding by the media & others lining their pockets.

Giovanni Tiso

@gtiso.bsky.social

You never hear "Reform UK councillors and candidates filmed making innocuous comments about the weather".

114h ago

Captain Starkiller

@cpnstarkiller.bsky.social

Just a reminder for #PMQs and #ReformUK Ltd that there were very few #FarageBoats before #Brexit.

620h ago

Andrew Knight (Fella) 🇪🇺🇬🇧

@andrewknightfella.bsky.social

"I don't know why people keep asking me about Брексит, I know nothing about it!!" #Farage #ReformUK #Brexit

12Yesterday

SE16mss

@se16mss.bsky.social

BBC News predictably silent as ITV Exposure does proper journalism: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

59h ago

K M Flett

@keithbeard.bsky.social

ITV documentary on Reform showing widespread bigotry & racism airs 18th October. Time for another Reform 'inquiry' to exonerate all concerned www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

79h ago

Chris Ames

@christoframes.bsky.social

How does the BBC manage to turn this into a he said, she said , “some people think this is bad” story - and then lead with platitudes from the guilty party ? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

42h ago

Ed Wilson

@eddwilson.bsky.social

Ex-Reform "independent councillors" will almost certainly continue to vote with Reform. Or worse. #R4Today

72h ago

Johnny 'AI my ass' Speedcuffs

@speeduffs.bsky.social

Yes. BBC could do a documentary about it. And for balance compare the number of naughty Reform councillors with other parties... Chris Mason:

79h ago

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