What are the documented examples of Reform UK campaigners making racist or homophobic remarks?

1. The Channel 4 exposé: what was filmed and published

An undercover Channel 4 investigation filmed conversations in which at least one canvasser used an explicitly racist slur about Rishi Sunak and others repeatedly used homophobic and Islamophobic language while meeting with local Reform figures in Clacton; Channel 4’s reporting cites examples including descriptions of migrants as “target practice,” proposals to “kick all the Muslims out the mosques” and denigrating a Pride flag as “degenerate” ^{[1] [4] [2]}.

2. Named individuals and the specific remarks attributed to them

The footage publicly linked the remarks to Andrew Parker, who was filmed using a discriminatory term for the prime minister and advocating violent language about Channel crossings, and to long-time activist George Jones, who is reported to have used the F-word about gay people and called the Pride flag “degenerate”; other local campaign figures in the recordings make xenophobic and anti-migrant comments ^{[5] [4] [1] [6]}.

3. Party actions and official reactions after the recordings aired

Reform UK’s leadership said those responsible would be removed from Nigel Farage’s campaign, with the party and Farage describing the comments as “reprehensible” or “dismaying,” while the prime minister publicly condemned the slur directed at him and Essex Police said it was “urgently assessing” the footage for potential criminal offences ^{[2] [7] [3] [8]}.

4. Wider catalogue of problematic remarks and candidate withdrawals

Beyond the Clacton undercover footage, reporting across outlets documented a wider pattern of incidents linked to the party during that campaign period: Reform UK withdrew support from multiple parliamentary candidates after racist or offensive social-media posts and public remarks (with some reports saying at least 11 candidates were dropped over the campaign), and investigations uncovered past inflammatory comments by prospective candidates such as equating Islam with Nazism in an earlier rant ^{[9] [10] [11]}.

5. Political and media fallout — differing narratives and claims of setup

Mainstream outlets (BBC, Sky, The Guardian, New York Times, Politico, Channel 4 and others) reported the recordings and public condemnation, while Farage and some party supporters pushed back—calling the footage a “set‑up” in parts and describing some comments as drunken or by people who “turned up to help” rather than official party figures; Channel 4 has stood by its reporting and national political figures, including Rishi Sunak, used the revelations to question party culture ^{[1] [5] [3] [4] [8]}.

6. How to read the evidence: documented facts, scope and limits

The documented examples derive primarily from the Channel 4 undercover recordings and contemporaneous reporting by multiple outlets that repeat and contextualise those clips—specific quotations and attributions (Andrew Parker’s slur, George Jones’ homophobic language, anti‑Muslim comments, calls to shoot migrants or use boats as target practice) are reported consistently across sources ^{[1] [4] [2]}; reporting also documents a broader catalogue of problematic candidate behaviour and withdrawals, but this account is limited to what investigative clips and follow‑up reporting named or recorded and does not adjudicate unrecorded or disputed claims beyond those sources ^{[10] [11]}.