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Reform forced to drop another candidate over ‘abhorrent and sickening’ social media posts
['Olivia Barber']
Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate
Mike Manning made racist comments online and described the Nazis as "peace-loving"Reform UK has been forced to drop another candidate who posted “racist, antisemitic, xenophobic” comments on social media.
Manning was Reform’s chosen candidate in a by-election in Zetland ward on 19 February.
In a post from last November, Manning wrote: “Jews, Muslims… there is something about circumcision that goes to their heads.”In another post, Manning claimed that all Muslims are on Universal Credit.
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP wrote to Farage calling on him to sack the Reform council candidate.
If not, will you accept that you lied to the British public in promising that your party would research those individuals representing Reform UK in public life?”.