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Reform UK Candidate Wins Seats Amid Online Rape Praise Controversy

5/8/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Reform UK candidate Stuart Prior won Essex council seats—Sweyne Park and Grange ward and Rayleigh West County Council—praising the rape of Punjabi and Sikh women online.
Prior posted a tweet saying “As the master race, they can do as they please” and added comment “good.reap it.”
Reform UK opened an investigation after Labour MPs wrote to Nigel Farage demanding Prior’s suspension, with Hope Not Hate’s Georgie Laming calling for expulsion.

History

Historical Context

The 1999 Macpherson Report into Stephen Lawrence’s murder declared the Metropolitan Police institutionally racist and issued 70 reform recommendations. Those findings prompted reforms to policing and criminal law. Today, Reform UK candidate Stuart Prior’s far-right comments have drawn Labour MPs and Nigel Farage’s calls for his suspension, echoing the report’s legacy.

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Story summary

Reform UK candidate Stuart Prior won Essex council seats—Sweyne Park and Grange ward and Rayleigh West County Council—praising the rape of Punjabi and Sikh women online.
Prior posted a tweet saying “As the master race, they can do as they please” and added comment “good.reap it.”
Reform UK opened an investigation after Labour MPs wrote to Nigel Farage demanding Prior’s suspension, with Hope Not Hate’s Georgie Laming calling for expulsion.

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