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Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Reform candidate expelled over social media posts
Reform UK has expelled its candidate in a Sefton council by-election after "unacceptable" comments surfaced on social media. The party confirmed it had removed its support for Irene Davidson, who was due to stand as a candidate in the Blundellsands by-election on 19 June. Davidson's X account has now been deleted. Some of the posts from Davidson's account, seen by the BBC, included a cartoon of King Charles labelled as a traitor, and calls for Islam to be "eradicated" from the UK. Despite being expelled from the party, Davidson will still appear on the ballot paper as Reform UK's candidate as the papers have already been printed. A spokesperson from Reform UK said Davidson had "failed to disclose her social media account to the vetting team". "As a result of her unacceptable comments she was swiftly expelled from the party and support for her candidacy has been withdrawn. "Reform UK is completely opposed to any form of discrimination." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Politics
- BBC News
Reform UK Blundellsands candidate expelled over social media posts
Reform UK has expelled its candidate in a Sefton council by-election after "unacceptable" comments surfaced on social party confirmed it had removed its support for Irene Davidson, who was due to stand as a candidate in the Blundellsands by-election on 19 X account has now been of the posts from Davidson's account, seen by the BBC, included a cartoon of King Charles labelled as a traitor, and calls for Islam to be "eradicated" from the UK. Despite being expelled from the party, Davidson will still appear on the ballot paper as Reform UK's candidate as the papers have already been printed.A spokesperson from Reform UK said Davidson had "failed to disclose her social media account to the vetting team"."As a result of her unacceptable comments she was swiftly expelled from the party and support for her candidacy has been withdrawn."Reform UK is completely opposed to any form of discrimination." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Merseyside Reform candidate removed as social media posts surface week before election
A Reform UK candidate has been expelled after "unacceptable" comments surfaced on social media. Reform UK confirmed it had removed Irene Davidson, who was due to stand as a candidate in the Blundellsands by-election taking place next Thursday, June 19. In recent days posts on Ms Davidson's X account had been re-shared on the social media platform by other users highlighting the language used in them. A spokesperson for Reform told the ECHO the social media account had not been disclosed to the party's vetting team. In a previous post by the Sefton branch of the party, Ms Davidson was listed as campaign manager for the branch. Ms Davidson's X account has now been deleted from the social media platform. READ MORE: Woman found dead in car READ MORE: I lost 7 stone on weight loss jabs I don't care about my 'Mounjaro face' A Reform UK spokesman said: "Ms Davidson failed to disclose her social media account to the vetting team. As a result of her unacceptable comments she was swiftly expelled from the party and support for her candidacy has been withdrawn. "Reform UK is completely opposed to any form of discrimination." For the latest news and breaking news visit Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you. Join the Liverpool ECHO Breaking News and Top Stories WhatsApp community to receive the latest news straight to your phone by clicking here. Don't miss the biggest and breaking stories by signing up to the Echo Daily newsletter here Try the Liverpool Echo Premium app and get the first month free
