Nigel Farage is under pressure to disown a string of Reform UK local election candidates after newly unearthed social media posts show that some appear to hold “grotesque” racist, misogynistic and homophobic views.
Reform has been plagued by vetting issues and vowed to clean up its process following a series of “abhorrent” incidents involving candidates, including one who stood down last month after a photo resurfaced in which he appeared to be performing a Nazi salute.
