Reform leader Farage has defended the party’s vetting procedures after councillors were filmed making racist comments in an undercover investigation involving party activists.
The footage has prompted questions about how Reform assesses candidates and members before they become involved in the party. The councillors filmed were among activists whose comments were captured during the investigation.
Defending the party’s processes, Farage said: “You can’t vet for future comments.” His response acknowledged the difficulty of predicting what individuals may say after they have been assessed by a political organisation.
The episode has placed renewed attention on Reform’s checks on people associated with the party, although the supplied material does not provide details of the councillors involved, the location of the filming or the specific comments recorded.
Farage’s defence represents the party’s stated position following the footage. No further action or response is identified in the supplied material.
