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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn and Jessica Elgot

Former Tory candidate suspended over contract killer claims was adviser in Kemi Badenoch’s office

Jack Ross speaks into a microphone surrounded by cameras
Jack Ross, a former Tory local election candidate and CEO of Turning Point UK, was filmed by an undercover reporter discussing the cost of hiring hitmen. Photograph: Guy Corbishley/Alamy

A former Conservative election candidate who was suspended after he was filmed discussing the cost of hiring contract killers worked as a consultant in Kemi Badenoch’s office as recently as last year.

Jack Ross is facing an investigation by the Tories after he was filmed apparently asking an undercover reporter: “What do you want done?” and apparently offering to “broker” the services of an alleged far-right paramilitary group.

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