Reform UK is facing a significant crisis after an undercover investigation by ITV revealed that several councillors and election candidates made graphic threats of extreme violence and expressed racist and misogynistic views. Following the revelations, three councillors have resigned from the party, prompting an internal investigation.

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The undercover footage aired on Wednesday and has led to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage postponing a major announcement scheduled for Thursday in Essex. The party is bracing for further damaging revelations from the investigation, which included recordings of senior politicians and officials at the party's UK headquarters.

Farage has previously committed to eliminating "extremists" and "bigots" from the party and has stated that vetting checks are conducted for all election candidates. However, the footage shows Alan Feeney, a Reform councillor and deputy mayor of Solihull, making derogatory comments about Asian homeowners and expressing extreme views on race.

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"No more than 1% of [the] British population can be non-white," Feeney stated in the footage.

Feeney, who has held positions on both Birmingham City Council and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, has since announced his departure from Reform, citing personal reasons. Other candidates were also recorded making violent threats, including a Bromley councillor who called for the assassination of King Charles.