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Reform reinstates “melt Nigerians to fill potholes” councillor

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:11 June 2026
Post last modified:11 June 2026

On the same day that the UK dealt with the aftermath of white riots targeting people of colour, Reform UK reinstated the councillor who suggested ‘melting Nigerians to fill potholes‘. It’s a sign that the party doesn’t take racial justice seriously. Worse than that, it’s a sign that the party is actively pursuing an agenda of racial injustice. Glenn Gibbins, who said Nigerians should be melted down to fill in the pot holes, has won a seat. pic.twitter.com/mJjkK3KbbN — Mukhtar (@I_amMukhtar) May 9, 2026 Weasel words from Reform In May 2025, Glenn Gibbins was elected in the Sunderland City’s Hylton Castle ward.…

Reform promotes councillor linked to genocidal WhatsApp group

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:4 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

Tom Pickup is one of Reform UK’s Lancashire County councillors. In November 2025, he was exposed for being a member of a WhatsApp group which was calling for genocide against Muslims. In February, the party quietly reinstated him, and has now promoted him to a new position: He’s also reactivated his account. Blocked us of course because @TomPickup is a bigoted snowflake. pic.twitter.com/GOxtVGdrkQ — Reform Party UK Exposed (@reformexposed) June 3, 2026 Reform — “Tactical” Comments in the WhatsApp group Pickup was a member of included: Calls for a “mass Islam genocide”. The suggestion that Keir Starmer “needs a fucking bullet”.…

Reform councillor pictured in Blackface and Rasta hat

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:2 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

Geoff Shaw is one of the new crop of Reform UK councillors who were elected to office in May 2026. And like many of his new colleagues, Shaw is already attracting all the wrong sort of attention: Reform UK’s Councillor Geoff Shaw, black face with ‘rasta wig’. Theydon Bois, Epping Forest District Council. Any comment @EFReform or @McIvorJaymey? pic.twitter.com/WpepSiD7Ky — Reform Party UK Exposed (@reformexposed) June 2, 2026 Disgraceful Shaw is one of 11 Reform politicians who won a seat on the Epping Forest District Council. This gave Reform a majority of the 18 seats available. Given the rate at which…

A correction and apology regarding Reform councillor David Barker

Post author:The Canary
Post published:31 May 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

On 8 May, the Canary published an article entitled “Sunderland Reform councillor David Barker allegedly beat up his girlfriend and abused child”. The piece incorrectly stated that Barker was the same individual who was given a suspended sentence in 2019 at South Tyneside magistrates’ court for assault and causing actual bodily harm to his girlfriend. The Canary published this based on information it had at that time. Since then, Barker has reached out to us and provided information categorically showing that he is not the same man who was sentenced in 2019. The Canary would like to unreservedly apologise to Barker,…

Reform councillor claims Swastika tattoo is a ‘Buddhist peace symbol’

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:24 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

Another Reform member has been exposed for having an alleged link to Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party. The latest is Barnsley councillor Andy Arnold who was photographed over multiple years with a Swastika tattoo. In response, Arnold’s wife has claimed it was actually a Buddhist symbol of peace: Swastika tattoo visible in public social media photos of Reform UK councillor Andy Arnold https://t.co/6i2H313usn — The Star, Sheffield (@SheffieldStar) May 23, 2026 Reform — Symbolism Putting it mildly, the Star reported: The swastika is strongly associated with Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler’s regime and the Holocaust Although it’s true the Swastika has existed for…