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Drip-feed of Reform UK controversies puts party’s policy drive in shade
UK NewsPolitics•April 2, 2026 at 6:24 PMNational

Drip-feed of Reform UK controversies puts party’s policy drive in shade

By Ben Quinn Political correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

Sacking of Simon Dudley is latest distraction at a time when party is keen to show it is serious contender for governmentIt was a week that started with a candid admission from Nigel Farage. When asked if Reform UK’s vetting process was finally up to scratch, the party leader said: “I accept that at the last general election basically there was no vetting really.” He was speaking after the latest of what a senior colleague had described as a “series of abhorrent incidents”.That latest incident had involved a Welsh Senedd candidate, Corey Edwards, who was forced to step down last Friday after a picture of him appearing to do a Nazi salute surfaced online. Continue reading...

Sacking of Simon Dudley is latest distraction at a time when party is keen to show it is serious contender for government

It was a week that started with a candid admission from Nigel Farage. When asked if Reform UK’s vetting process was finally up to scratch, the party leader said: “I accept that at the last general election basically there was no vetting really.” He was speakingafter the latest of what a senior colleague had described as a “series of abhorrent incidents”.

That latest incident had involved a Welsh Senedd candidate, Corey Edwards, who was forced to step down last Friday after a picture of him appearing to do a Nazi salute surfaced online.

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