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Labour Criticizes Reform UK Candidates for Offensive Posts
4/21/2026
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- Labour has criticised Reform UK's candidate vetting after two Reform UK candidates for the May local elections faced offensive posts.
- Alan Stay, a Reform UK candidate, shared racist messages.
- Caroline Panetta, a Reform UK candidate, retweeted anti-Islam comments.
- Labour chair Anna Turley urged Nigel Farage to act against these candidates.
- Reform UK faces scrutiny over an energy bills competition after residents say they were excluded.
