General · 6 May 2026
Farage faces pressure on Reform candidate hate posts
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Concerns are growing that extremists could win seats across England due to Reform UK's vetting failures. Nigel Farage is under pressure after candidates for his party appeared to post racist and Islamophobic views on social media. One candidate, Lynn Smith, standing in Blackfen and Lamorbey ward, previously served as a Ukip councillor in Bexley.
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