Reform Candidates Warned Not to Post on Social Media After Drinking, Advises Tice
Richard Tice stated that he will dismiss individuals who make inappropriate comments after a series of candidates were removed due to their social media posts.
Reform UK candidates have been instructed not to engage in social media activity after consuming alcohol, as mentioned by party leader Richard Tice on Monday.
The party has eliminated approximately eight candidates following objections to their posts which were discovered by left-wing campaign group Hope Not Hate through an analysis of their social media history.
Mr. Tice acknowledged the importance of scrutiny but questioned why Hope Not Hate failed to identify the disturbing anti-Semitism within George Galloway’s party.
During a press conference in London where Mr. Tice unveiled Reform UK’s strategy to reduce the NHS backlog, he asserted that the party will sever ties with candidates who make “inappropriate” and “unacceptable” statements.
He advised all candidates to refrain from social media activity if consuming alcohol and emphasized that if anyone fails to meet the standards with inappropriate or unacceptable remarks, they will be let go.
Mr. Tice affirmed that individuals have freedom of speech but not the privilege to represent Reform UK as a parliamentary candidate.
Several candidates, including Jonathan Kay and Mick Greenhough, were removed from the candidate list due to their controversial social media posts discovered by Hope Not Hate.
Hope Not Hate’s goal is to expose what they perceive as “far-right extremism.”
Other candidates like Benjamin Dade, Ian Harris, Ginny Ball, Nick Davies, David Carpin, and Roger Hoe were also dismissed for inappropriate social media comments.
