Over 100 candidates removed in 2024 alone. This is who they really are.
Reform UK removed more than 100 candidates in 2024 due to racist comments, criminal charges, and extremist connections. This isn't a vetting problem—it's a pattern.
MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock
Conviction: Domestic violence - kicked girlfriend "around four times," sentenced to 21 days in young offenders' institute (2006)
Party Response: Refused to suspend. Deputy leader Richard Tice called it a "story of redemption"
Source: The GuardianCanvasser in Clacton
Filmed: Making racist comments about PM Rishi Sunak, using Islamophobic language, and suggesting asylum seekers should be shot
Outcome: Exposed by undercover Channel 4 investigation
Source: The GuardianCandidate for West Ham and Beckton
Allegation: Resigned stating that the majority of Reform UK's general election candidates were "racist, misogynistic and bigoted"
Outcome: Resigned in protest
Source: The GuardianCandidate for South Ribble
Comments: Tweeted that Muslims "never coexist with others" and that Africans have low IQs
Outcome: Support withdrawn by party
Source: The GuardianCandidate for North West Essex
Comments: Past posts encouraging people to vote for the British National Party (BNP), a far-right extremist group
Outcome: Resigned after posts surfaced
Source: The IndependentCandidate for Southend East and Rochford
Comments: Made derogatory remarks about the IQ of sub-Saharan Africans and Black people
Outcome: Support withdrawn by party
Source: ITV NewsCouncillor for Padiham & Burnley West
Involvement: Member of WhatsApp group that allegedly discussed violence against Muslims and migrants
Outcome: Suspended from party (November 2024)
Source: Lancashire TelegraphCandidate for South Shropshire
Comments: Made racist remarks about "brown babies" on social media
Outcome: Removed due to racist comments
Source: Arab NewsThis isn't a vetting problem. This is who Reform UK attracts.