Reform MP admits party has 'bad eggs' after ITV investigation

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 05:59 · Archive

An undercover ITV investigation exposed racist, violent and misogynistic comments by Reform UK councillors and candidates.

An undercover ITV investigation, conducted over a year, exposed racist, violent and misogynistic comments made by Reform UK councillors and candidates. The documentary prompted responses from the party's senior figures.

East Wiltshire MP Danny Kruger, who defected from the Conservatives last September and was appointed Head of Preparing for Government, acknowledged in a Facebook video that Reform representatives and staff had said 'stupid, nasty things'. He described such behaviour as 'totally unacceptable'.

However, Kruger argued that the party was being attacked not because of who its members were, but because of what the party wanted to do for Britain. 'Of course, there are some bad eggs,' he said. 'But listen, it's no worse than the other parties I know well.'

Leader Nigel Farage said the ITV investigation was conducted because 'the establishment frankly want us out of the picture'. He argued that similar comments might be uncovered if journalists investigated hundreds of Conservative councillors, and suggested some of the individuals had been 'provoked' in conversations.

Deputy leader Richard Tice accused ITV and production company Hardcash of 'probable criminal activity' and said there was 'no depth that the establishment won't sink to in order to tear Reform UK down'. ITV pointed out that undercover reporting is a long-established and legitimate form of investigative journalism, governed by privacy, fairness and public-interest safeguards.

How it is being reported

• Wiltshire Reform MP admits party has ‘bad eggs’Wiltshire's sole Reform UK MP has admitted there are "bad eggs" in his party.Wiltshire Times · 18 Oct, 05:00
• Wiltshire Reform MP admits party has ‘bad eggs’Wiltshire's sole Reform UK MP has admitted there are "bad eggs" in his party.Gazette & Herald · 18 Oct, 05:00
• Wiltshire Reform MP admits party has ‘bad eggs’Wiltshire's sole Reform UK MP has admitted there are "bad eggs" in his party.Swindon Advertiser · 18 Oct, 05:00
• MP admits Reform has ‘bad eggs’ after undercover probe exposes racist commentsWiltshire MP Danny Kruger admits “bad eggs” in Reform UK after ITV investigation exposes racist, violent and misogynistic comments in documentary.Salisbury Journal · 17 Oct, 09:27

In this story: Danny Kruger · Nigel Farage · Richard Tice · Reform UK · ITV · Wiltshire

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