Reform UK has reportedly dropped two of its parliamentary candidates ahead of the General Election in July following allegations of antisemitic rhetoric.
Mick Greenhough, the party’s former candidate for Orpington, allegedly said that the “problem is the Ashkenazi Jews who have caused the world massive misery”.
A post was also reportedly published on his X account, which suggested that the way to solve “sectarian conflict now in the UK” would be that “nobody of the Jewish faith or Muslim faith can stand as a UK MP or councillor”.
A post published on his blog reportedly read: “It is becoming more and more obvious that the UN wishes to see the demise of the White tribes by reducing their birthrate to extinction or overwhelming them with migrants.”
A spokesperson for Reform UK said: “We want to make it crystal clear that while we defend our candidates’ right to freedom of speech vigorously, we act fast when we find that individuals’ statements fall beneath our standards. Labour and Conservatives also have candidates that make statements that fall below acceptable standards, but we move faster than others in acting decisively.”
Campaign Against Antisemitism advocates for zero tolerance of antisemitism in public life. To that end, we monitor all political parties and strive to ensure that any cases of concern are properly addressed.
