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Amess' Daughter Demands Reform UK Suspend Extremist Candidate

4/23/2026

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Sir David Amess’s daughter publicly urged Reform UK to suspend council candidate Ricky Hodges.
Reform UK launched an investigation into Hodges over Facebook posts that called former Prime Minister Theresa May should be hung.
The investigation focuses on Hodges’s Tressell ward council candidacy and the extremist content of his posts.
A Reform UK spokesperson said the review remains ongoing and will be conducted thoroughly.

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Sir David Amess’s daughter publicly urged Reform UK to suspend council candidate Ricky Hodges.
Reform UK launched an investigation into Hodges over Facebook posts that called former Prime Minister Theresa May should be hung.
The investigation focuses on Hodges’s Tressell ward council candidacy and the extremist content of his posts.
A Reform UK spokesperson said the review remains ongoing and will be conducted thoroughly.