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Reform UK Councillor Suspended Over Leaked Immigration Messages

11/22/2025

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Lancashire County Councillor Tom Pickup of Reform UK was suspended after leaked messages suggested the party downplays its hardline immigration stance.
The messages, shared by Reform Party UK Exposed, show Pickup supporting deportations.
They indicate the party's views are more extreme than publicly stated.
Pickup accepted the messages' authenticity and welcomed an investigation.
The Labour Party urged Reform UK to apologise amid allegations against Nigel Farage, Reform UK's leader.

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Lancashire County Councillor Tom Pickup of Reform UK was suspended after leaked messages suggested the party downplays its hardline immigration stance.
The messages, shared by Reform Party UK Exposed, show Pickup supporting deportations.
They indicate the party's views are more extreme than publicly stated.
Pickup accepted the messages' authenticity and welcomed an investigation.
The Labour Party urged Reform UK to apologise amid allegations against Nigel Farage, Reform UK's leader.