Don’t Post on Social Media After Drinking, Tice Warns Reform Candidates

Published on April 9, 2024

Reform UK candidates have been warned not to post on social media after drinking, party leader Richard Tice said on Monday. The party has dropped around eight candidates following complaints about their posts after left-wing campaign group Hope Not Hate trawled their social media history. Mr. Tice said he welcomes scrutiny, but questioned why Hope Not Hate “didn’t spot the vile anti-Semitism from George Galloway’s party.” At a press conference in London, where Mr. Tice announced Reform UK’s plan to clear the NHS backlog, he said the party will “part company” with candidates who make “inappropriate” and “unacceptable” remarks....