A Reform UK candidate advocating concentration camps and claiming Muslims cannot be British has been suspended, amid an ITV documentary exposing extremist statements by party figures.
01Summary
- 01Jason Powell, an aspiring Reform MP, was recorded supporting concentration camps and saying “you cannot be Muslim and British”.
- 02Powell has been suspended from Reform UK after the ITV documentary investigation.
- 03Two Reform councillors, Adam Parkins and David Kerr, were recorded advocating the execution of grooming gang members but are not under investigation.
- 04A Reform councillor in Bromley, Dean Miller, faces calls to resign after allegedly calling for King Charles to be beheaded.
- 05Nigel Farage said vetting cannot prevent future comments, as the party acknowledged some individuals may slip through.
02Why it matters
This story reveals extremist views within a party seeking to enter mainstream politics, raising concerns about its candidate vetting and the influence of such rhetoric on public discourse.
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