Reform UK Candidates Face Backlash for Offensive Social Media Posts

0:00On April 29th, reform UK candidates and agents in Greater Manchester are under fire for sharing offensive social media posts ahead of next weeks. Local elections across all 10 councils. Some called an Orthodox Jewish group demonic, wondered if Enoch Powell had a point and spread COVID conspiracies. With the party rushing to feel candidates, folks are questioning if they're vetting a solid enough, especially since reform is tip to grab seats in. Real spots. Take Dave Pinnfold, an election agent in Stockley Stockport. He's reposted stuff calling for mosque closures and slamming Islam hard, including picks of pigs at halal shops, all in recent months. When pressed, he admitted telling his candidate the posts were edgy, but got waved off on extra checks since he's just an agent. Labor dropped the dossier last week, flagging similar extreme views nationwide from reform hopefuls, slamming them as racist and dangerous. Their community secretary called it, shocking that Nigra Farage would back such folks pushing

1:01hate and wild theories. Reform members here fired back, labeling it a political hijab. Farage has owned up before that vetting needed work and vowed fixes, blaming some slip-ups on people lying about their pasts. A party spokesman says they're digging into these claims now. As polls heat up, it'll be interesting to see if this shakes up voter choices or for form pushes through anyway.