An investigation published by Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit on 21 October 2026 alleges that Turning Point UK (TPUK) chief executive Jack Ross discussed arranging violent attacks for payment and introduced an undercover reporter to Allan Nesbitt, a convicted criminal whom the broadcaster identifies as a member of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), a proscribed loyalist paramilitary organisation.
According to the investigation, Ross agreed to pay Nesbitt thousands of pounds to stage a fake political rally supporting the lifting of UK sanctions against Zimbabwe. Secretly recorded conversations also captured Ross discussing how Nesbitt and his contacts could allegedly arrange assaults and killings for money.
