Reform UK candidate says women should stay at home and look after the kids instead of going to work
So much for Farage’s ‘beefed up’ vetting of candidates, clearly people with disgraceful and bigoted views are still being let through.
Green MP calls on Keir Starmer to resign over Peter Mandelson scandal in fiery PMQs speech
‘Does the prime minister not recognise that the best thing he can do to restore trust […] is to take true responsibility and resign?’
Farage told to act over Reform local election candidates with racist, sexist and homophobic views
Reform continues to allow candidates with “grotesque” views to stand for the party
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