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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn Political correspondent

Aspiring Reform MP who said ‘you cannot be Muslim and British’ suspended

A campaign placard for the Reform UK party is displayed outside a residential property
Reform’s leader, Nigel Farage, said earlier this week that vetting procedures could not protect against ‘a future comment’. Photograph: Temilade Adelaja/Reuters

An aspiring Reform UK MP who advocated the use of concentration camps and said “you cannot be Muslim and British” has been suspended from the party.

The activist is one of a number featured in an ITV documentary, which will be broadcast in full on Sunday night and has already resulted in fresh questions about Reform’s vetting process.

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