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Reform UK Permanently Suspends Orr and Jukes After Probe

9/8/2026

Center

Reform UK Suspends

Reform UK held its conference at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre on 5–6 September 2026, protesters were ejected and staff suspensions announced.
The conference spotlighted a foreign-donation probe that permanently suspended James Orr and Dan Jukes, and Reform UK called the footage a foreign-funded hoax.
Richard Tice said any staff return depends on an internal investigation.
Robert Jenrick said on Times Radio that Orr and Jukes were permanently suspended.

Left

Reform UK Ejects

Reform UK held its conference at Birmingham’s Exhibition Centre on 5–6 September 2026, ejecting protesters and announcing staff suspensions.
Left-leaning coverage said female protesters were assaulted and leaders dismissed them, highlighting misogyny at Reform UK.
Video showed a woman’s hair pulled, her head struck with a walking stick, and her head grabbed.
Robert Jenrick dismissed the protester with “Oh boo-hoo, get a life,” after Nigel Farage called her a “screamer.”

Blindspot

Video showed a female protester at the Reform UK conference having her hair pulled, her head struck with a walking stick, and other attendees grabbing her head.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

UKIP’s 2015 London conference was disrupted by a sizable anti-EU protest, a clash that later prompted the Electoral Commission to issue record fines – for example £70,000 against the Conservatives in 2017 – for breaches of the 2000 Parties Act. The same pattern reappeared at Reform UK’s 2025 conference, underscoring ongoing governance and protest-management challenges for right-wing parties.

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Reform UK Suspends

Reform UK held its conference at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre on 5–6 September 2026, protesters were ejected and staff suspensions announced.
The conference spotlighted a foreign-donation probe that permanently suspended James Orr and Dan Jukes, and Reform UK called the footage a foreign-funded hoax.
Richard Tice said any staff return depends on an internal investigation.
Robert Jenrick said on Times Radio that Orr and Jukes were permanently suspended.

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