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Reform UK Investigates Staffordshire Leader Over Racist Posts

12/4/2025

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Reform UK is investigating Ian Cooper, the Staffordshire County Council leader.
The inquiry concerns racist social media posts linked to him.
Hope Not Hate identified posts including language against foreign nationals in Parliament.
The BBC has attempted to contact Cooper for comment.
This scrutiny follows Reform councillor Peter Mason's earlier apology for offensive remarks about black women and the police.

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Reform UK is investigating Ian Cooper, the Staffordshire County Council leader.
The inquiry concerns racist social media posts linked to him.
Hope Not Hate identified posts including language against foreign nationals in Parliament.
The BBC has attempted to contact Cooper for comment.
This scrutiny follows Reform councillor Peter Mason's earlier apology for offensive remarks about black women and the police.