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Reform UK Retains Racist Candidate, Shows Billionaire Influence

5/6/2026

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Reform UK’s decision to keep expelled candidate Caspar Thomas on the ballot, despite his racist and anti-Muslim posts, exposes the party’s flawed vetting process.
Eleanor Jackson, Reform UK’s London Colney candidate, publicly called for remigration and an ethnically homogenous Christian Britain.
Funding disclosures show Reform UK receives £22 million from billionaire Christopher Harborne, raising concerns about wealthy influence on party policy.

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Story summary

Reform UK’s decision to keep expelled candidate Caspar Thomas on the ballot, despite his racist and anti-Muslim posts, exposes the party’s flawed vetting process.
Eleanor Jackson, Reform UK’s London Colney candidate, publicly called for remigration and an ethnically homogenous Christian Britain.
Funding disclosures show Reform UK receives £22 million from billionaire Christopher Harborne, raising concerns about wealthy influence on party policy.