Tory candidate suspended over contract killing discussion claims

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 12:44 · Archive

Jack Ross, a former Conservative election candidate and chief executive of Turning Point UK, has been suspended from the party after being filmed apparently discussing contract killers.

Jack Ross, chief executive of Turning Point UK, has been suspended from the Conservative Party following the release of an Al Jazeera documentary. He was filmed at the 2022 Tory Party Conference apparently discussing violent options available for money with an undercover reporter.

In the footage, Ross seemingly lists services offered by a criminal contact from Glasgow, telling the journalist: 'They can just kick the fuck out of someone. That's a certain amount. They can start cutting people's faces up, that's another amount. They can stab someone. They can shoot someone. They can kill someone.' He also appears to offer to arrange a meeting between the undercover reporter and the contact to help with a fictitious business problem.

Ross is chief executive of the British offshoot of Turning Point, founded by murdered US commentator Charlie Kirk. He has been pictured alongside senior Conservative figures including Boris Johnson, James Cleverly and Jacob Rees-Mogg, and is listed as a research fellow at the Bow Group, a Conservative thinktank.

Police in Scotland said they are reviewing the Al Jazeera documentary, titled Contract Killers and the Far Right, to assess it for criminality. The Conservatives confirmed Ross's party membership suspension while an investigation takes place.

How it is being reported

• Tory activist suspended from party after ‘negotiating contract killer’Turning Point UK CEO Jack Ross is featured in the new documentary (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo) An ex-Conservative candidate who leads the British offshoot of Charlie Kirk ’s Turning Point movement has been suspended from the party after appearing to discuss a contract killing. In clips filmed…Metro · 22 Oct, 12:25
• Former Tory election candidate suspended over contract killing claimsJack Ross was filmed allegedly discussing with an undercover reporter violent options to deal with enemies A former Conservative election candidate has been suspended from the party after he was seemingly filmed discussing the cost of hiring contract killers and offering to “broker” the services of a far-right activist with alleged paramilitary links. Jack Ross was filmed apparently asking an undercover reporter “What do you want done?” before listing the type of violent options that could be bought. Continue reading...The Guardian · 21 Oct, 19:13

In this story: Jack Ross · Al Jazeera · Turning Point UK · Charlie Kirk · Conservative Party · Scotland · Glasgow

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