Reform UK deputy leader condemns racist remarks by party members

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 11:32 · Archive

ITV undercover reporters have filmed Reform UK councillors and candidates making racist and sexist comments. The reporting has so far named several councillors and candidates from around the UK, including three in Solihull, though no Dudley Reform UK members or councillors have been named.

Dudley's Reform UK deputy leader Shaun Keasey responded to the ITV reporting in a statement on social media. He said: 'I think they are disgusting. Racist, sexist or otherwise deeply offensive views have no place in Reform UK, and I hope the party deals robustly and appropriately with anybody found to have behaved in that way. There can be no excuses for it.' Reform UK nationally says the party has improved its vetting procedures but notes that people who do not share the party's values occasionally get through.

Keasey stressed that other political groups should face equal scrutiny, expressing concern about what he called 'the extraordinary level of attention that appears to be focused specifically on Reform by sections of the mainstream media'. He acknowledged that investigative journalism is important and political parties should be scrutinised, but said scrutiny should be applied consistently. One of the Reform UK councillors named by ITV, Alan Feeney, defected from the Conservative Party in 2025.

How it is being reported

• Dudley Reform UK chief says racist comments exposed by ITV are 'disgusting'Racist and sexist remarks from Reform UK councillors and candidates branded 'disgusting' by party chiefBirminghamLive · 15 Oct, 10:56
• Dudley Reform deputy leader says party members' racist comments are 'disgusting'Several candidates and councillors from around the UK have been filmed making offensive commentsExpress & Star · 15 Oct, 10:42

In this story: Reform UK · Dudley · ITV · Shaun Keasey · Alan Feeney · Solihull · Conservative Party

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