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Reform Councillor Denies BNP Past Amid Record Evidence

5/9/2026

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Reform councillor David Laing in Sunderland is accused of previously standing as a British National Party (BNP) candidate.
Laing denies the allegation.
Records show a BNP candidate named David Laing received 299 votes in 2006 and 195 in 2007.
Nigel Farage says the party’s “golden rule” is to block BNP activists from joining.
The Reform Party has publicly rejected the claim about Laing’s past BNP candidacy.

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Story summary

Reform councillor David Laing in Sunderland is accused of previously standing as a British National Party (BNP) candidate.
Laing denies the allegation.
Records show a BNP candidate named David Laing received 299 votes in 2006 and 195 in 2007.
Nigel Farage says the party’s “golden rule” is to block BNP activists from joining.
The Reform Party has publicly rejected the claim about Laing’s past BNP candidacy.