Will Reform UK’s racism scandal cost votes? Here’s what previous polling tells us

By Thomas Lockwood, PhD Researcher in Politics, York St John University

ITV’s newly released documentary Undercover: A Year in Reform has raised fresh questions about Nigel Farage’s party, after covertly recorded footage showed councillors and candidates making racist, Islamophobic, misogynistic and violent remarks. The investigation also exposed the party’s vetting procedures and internal discussions about controversial candidates.

The immediate consequences have included resignations and suspensions of Reform UK councillors and candidates. But whether the documentary’s revelations…

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