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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Chris Osuh Community affairs correspondent

‘I’ve been assaulted’: Reform’s minority ethnic candidates seeking local election wins

Raj Forhad sitting on sofa.
Raj Forhad is standing for Reform UK in the Hainault ward byelection in Redbridge, London. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

“I’ve been assaulted, I regularly get verbal abuse, I got a death threat one time. But until the people come to their senses, I will stand,” said Raj Forhad, a Reform UK candidate.

The 43-year-old, who owns a software business, is part of a growing group in politics: British voters from minority ethnic backgrounds who campaign for Nigel Farage’s party.

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