Reform’s media presenter worked for Chinese state propaganda channel

Ray Addison presenting for CGTN from China’s Xinjiang province in September 2025. Photograph: CGTN Frontline

Reform UK’s top media presenter has worked for a Chinese state propaganda channel within the past year, the Guardian can reveal.

Ray Addison, who presents the political party’s in-house podcast and social media campaigns, fronted films about Xinjiang province – where the Chinese government is accused of committing genocide – for state media in September 2025.