Reform UK councillors exposed making racist comments on camera

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 21:15 · Archive

An ITV undercover investigation has filmed Reform UK councillors and candidates making racist and violent threats.

An ITV undercover investigation has exposed Reform UK councillors and candidates making racist comments and threats of extreme violence, prompting three party members to resign and triggering a fresh crisis for the party led by Nigel Farage.

The investigation, which will be featured in a 90-minute documentary to be screened on Sunday, filmed Alan Feeney, a Reform councillor and deputy mayor of Solihull, describing Asian homeowners as 'parasites' and saying the area had been 'infested' with Asian families. Feeney stated that no more than 1 per cent of the British population should be non-white and suggested the government should 'drag them out of their homes' and remove them from the country.

Other Reform candidates were recorded making disturbing comments. One South London councillor, Dean Miller, claimed King Charles should be beheaded, alleging the monarch is Muslim. Additional candidates made deeply misogynistic remarks about female colleagues.

Feeney has announced he left Reform 'for personal reasons', whilst another councillor, Chris Whelan, resigned citing personal and health reasons. Reform UK said it had launched investigations into those caught on camera and that some figures had been suspended. Farage postponed a major announcement scheduled for Thursday morning in Essex as the party attempted to manage the fallout, with further revelations expected in the coming days from undercover filming at Reform's UK headquarters.

The investigation raises questions about Reform's vetting procedures, despite Farage's repeated pledges over the past two years to remove 'extremists' and 'bigots' from the party and introduce stronger vetting measures. The party maintains it carries out vetting checks on all prospective election candidates.

How it is being reported

• Reform suspends members after undercover investigation exposes councillors making racist remarksOne Reform councillor called for King Charles to be beheaded, saying he was a MuslimThe Independent · 14 Oct, 22:27
• 'Truly Sickening': Reform UK Councillors and Candidates Accused Of 'Extreme Racism'Election signs for Reform UK. Reform UK has been plunged into a fresh race row after some of the party’s councillors and candidates were recorded expressing “extreme” racist views. An undercover investigation by ITV Exposure filmed one Reform politician describing Asian families as “parasites” and saying the government should “stick them on planes and fuck them off to Pakistan”. Another candidate claimed King Charles was “a fucking Muslim” and should have his head cut off. Reform said it had launched an investigation and that some of those caught on camera had already been suspended by the…HuffPost UK · 14 Oct, 20:59
• Reform launches racism probes into politicians after undercover TV investigationReform UK has launched investigations after an undercover probe by ITV appeared to show a councillor brand Asian homeowners "parasites" and another say King Charles should be beheaded for being MuslimThe Mirror · 14 Oct, 20:54
• Reform UK councillors and candidates filmed making racist and extreme commentsParty faces fresh crisis as three councillors quit after ITV undercover filming exposed violence, misogyny and racist views 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. Continue reading...Guardian World · 14 Oct, 20:36

In this story: Nigel Farage · Alan Feeney · Reform UK · ITV · King Charles · Solihull · Dean Miller

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