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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Archie Mitchell and David Maddox

Reform UK candidate accused late Queen of ‘scrounging’ and called for Royals to be jailed

One of Reform UK’s local election candidates accused Queen Elizabeth of “scrounging” and “sponging” and called for her to be jailed, The Independent can reveal.

Mark Wade, council candidate in Chorley Rural West, marked Her Majesty becoming the longest-reigning British monarch with a post on Facebook saying she had spent “a long time scrounging”.

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