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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu Political correspondent

Reform UK says it published candidates list early so media could help vet it

Richard Tice raises an arm while speaking in front of a union jack backdrop
Richard Tice was speaking at a press conference in Westminster on Monday. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Reform UK published its candidates list early so that the media and other organisations could help vet them, the party’s leader, Richard Tice, has said.

The party has vowed to stand 600 candidates, one against every Conservative, in the next general election but has been forced to drop 10 candidates who were reported to have made or liked racist, sexist and homophobic comments on social media.

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