13-05-2025
Reform council leader claimed circumcision leads to transgenderism
A newly elected Reform UK council leader has angered a leading Jewish group by suggesting circumcision leads to transgenderism in children.
Sean Matthews, a former Royal protection officer, was pictured celebrating with the Reform deputy leader, Richard Tice, after being elected as leader of Lincolnshire county council last week.
Now Tice is facing questions after a post emerged, from 2022, in which Matthews appears to mock Jews and Muslims.
'It's no surprise that children want to remove their penises and become girls,' Matthews said in the now-deleted post. 'Most of their parents started the process shortly after birth, by chopping their foreskin off in the name of (insert deity).'
The comments were condemned by the Jewish Leadership Council (JLC), which said: 'Circumcision is a vital
