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Reform UK Leader Defends Racist Remarks, Sparks Outrage

12/16/2025

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Reform UK's deputy leader Richard Tice declined to condemn party candidate Chris Parry for suggesting Labour MP David Lammy should "go home to the Caribbean."
He said challenging politicians is part of political life and dismissed racism allegations against Nigel Farage as "old news."
Labour chair Anna Turley criticized Parry's remarks as racist, stating that questioning loyalty based on ethnicity is unacceptable in politics.

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Reform UK's deputy leader Richard Tice declined to condemn party candidate Chris Parry for suggesting Labour MP David Lammy should "go home to the Caribbean."
He said challenging politicians is part of political life and dismissed racism allegations against Nigel Farage as "old news."
Labour chair Anna Turley criticized Parry's remarks as racist, stating that questioning loyalty based on ethnicity is unacceptable in politics.