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Vaccine Skepticism Grows Among Reform UK Leaders Amid Measles Resurgence

12/29/2025

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Story summary
  • A third of Reform UK’s council leaders express vaccine-sceptic views, questioning public health measures.
  • Leaders from Kent, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, and Durham publicly criticize vaccinations.
  • Cardiologist Aseem Malhotra claimed the Covid vaccine caused cancer in the royal family, drawing condemnation.
  • Reform UK chair David Bull supports Malhotra’s influence on the party’s health policy.
  • Amid rising vaccine skepticism, public health officials launch campaigns to boost childhood vaccinations as measles resurface in England.