Reform also complains to Electoral Commission and Essex police about Channel 4 undercover investigation of party
Nigel Farage has announced he is boycotting the BBC, accusing the broadcaster of bias over his reception on Friday night’s Question Time.
“Our state broadcaster has behaved like a political actor throughout this election. Reform will be campaigning vigorously to abolish the licence fee.” But he suggested Andrew Parker, the activist who made the slur, may have been a paid actor. The party later sent a letter to the Electoral Commission claiming Channel 4 had interfered in the election, with the party’s secretary Adam Richardson claiming it was “entirely evident that Mr Parker was a plant”.
He added: “When you see Reform candidates and campaigners seemingly using racist and misogynistic language and opinion, seemingly without challenge, I think it tells you something about the culture in the Reform party.” On Friday, Farage said it was a “complete and utter set-up”, claiming Parker was an actor purporting to be a campaigner to “say vile things” and he had put on an act to undermine the Reform party.
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