Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, received a significant donation from an investor with Russian assets. The party faced criticism for echoing Russian views on Ukraine. A Reform UK candidate praised Putin, leading to further controversy. The party dropped a candidate who was a former member of the British National Party.
🚨 NEW: A Reform UK candidate has been dropped after it emerged that he had been on a list of members of the British National Party (BNP) [@guardian]
EXC. Reform UK drops candidate after it emerges he was a member of the British National Party (BNP) https://t.co/D99ihlN6Pz
So Reform have dropped a candidate who was a member of the BNP but are fine with the guy who wants to exterminate migrants. And absolutely no problem with all the Putin fanboys and the NHS-smashers (one of whom may be called Nigel)
Reform UK drops candidate revealed to have been BNP member https://t.co/rNXudPMVlo
The Kremlin is now directly promoting Nigel Farage as he pushes Russian propaganda messages in a British election https://t.co/gJ3ySsNVet
Reform UK candidate defends calling Putin "very good" https://t.co/pm31lfD41A
The stench of Kremlin collaboration grows ever-stronger around the UK’s Reform Party. First, party leader Nigel Farage echoed Russian justifications for the invasion of Ukraine. Now a Reform candidate publicly praises Putin https://t.co/2ifZ22ZEEl
🔴 Nigel Farage, admirer of Vladimir Putin, has accepted a major donation to Reform UK from an investor with significant Russian assets. 📝 @DeSmog report with @AdamBarnett13 https://t.co/XTwbDTexw7