ITV investigation uncovers ‘clear and blatant’ racism at the heart of Reform

Labour have labelled the comments "sickening."

The film, Undercover: A Year in Reform, included secretly recorded footage of a Reform councillor and deputy mayor of Solihull labelling Asian homeowners “parasites”.

Later in the film, the councillor, Alan Feeney, says the local area has been “infested” with Asian families, and that he believes “no more than one per cent of the British population can be non-white.”

Reform has said “there is no room for racism” in the party following the first broadcast of the ITV News investigation.

A Reform spokesman said: “Where members, activists and councillors have clearly behaved inappropriately, investigations have commenced” and that in some cases there had been suspensions.”

ITV News says it had reporters undercover with Reform UK candidates and councillors across England and Wales running up to the elections in May and four by-election campaigns this year and last.

ITV’s filming involved eight figures in Reform.

Feeney’s comments were captured as he was campaigning to retain his seat on the council, having defected from the Conservative Party in 2025.

Other shocking comments recorded in the investigation include Reform candidates making sexually aggressive comments about a female Reform candidate, joking about how to stop a mosque being built in the local area, and saying of Asian people “drag them out of their homes, stick them on planes and f*** them off to Pakistan.”

You can watch the footage below.

Reform says the people filmed by ITV are all under investigation, and have already either resigned or been suspended.

ITV reports that Feeney has “mutually agreed” to resign from Reform UK, citing “personal reasons,” and would be continuing as an independent councillor.

The footage has been roundly condemned by Reform’s political opponents, with Labour describing the investigation as “truly sickening.”

They said Nigel Farage “can’t shrug these latest revelations off as being a few bad apples.”

The Conservatives said the investigation was proof Farage has “failed” to make Reform ready for government, whilst Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said the footage was “chilling.”

A Green Party spokesman said: “Vilifying migrants and Muslims is Reform’s main focus, and these racist comments reflect party policy.”

Even Talk’s Julia Hartley-Brewer could not ignore the investigation, describing it as “clear and blatant racism.”