Aspiring Reform MP who said ‘you cannot be Muslim and British’ suspended
Jason Powell also backed concentration camps as Reform councillors talk of executing grooming gang members An aspiring Reform UK MP who advocated the use of…
The Guardian reports: Jason Powell also backed concentration camps as Reform councillors talk of executing grooming gang members An aspiring Reform UK MP who advocated the use of concentration camps and said “you cannot be Muslim and British” has been suspended from the party.
The activist is one of a number featured in an ITV documentary, which will be broadcast in full on Sunday night and has already resulted in fresh questions about Reform’s vetting process.
This politics story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Aspiring Reform MP, Muslim and British’.
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