Reform UK candidate resigns over historical comments urging people to ‘vote BNP’ - News Summed Up

Reform UK candidate resigns over historical comments urging people to ‘vote BNP’


“No doubt, Enoch Powell would be doing the same if he was alive. My solution … vote BNP!”When approached by the paper regarding the blog post, Mr StClair-Armstrong said: “I’ve got no excuses for that. I don’t like them.”He added he did not “really see any alternative” than handing in his resignation. According to The Times, other blog posts included attempted humour using racial slurs and a joke about “female hormones”. In separate comments to the BBC, Mr StClair-Armstrong said he had “never supported the BNP” and had been forced to stand down by Reform UK.


Source: The Times June 17, 2024 05:19 UTC



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