Another Reform candidate has defected to the Tories - claiming the "vast majority" of the party's candidates are "racist, misogynistic and bigoted." Georgie David, Reform's candidate in West Ham and Beckton, announced her defection in in a statement issued by the Conservative Party . It comes just two days after Liam Booth-Isherwood, who is standing in Erewash, also defected to the Tories, blaming "reports of widespread racism and sexism" among Reform candidates.
Ms David said: "I am hereby announcing my decision to leave the Reform Party and stand down as their candidate for West Ham and Beckton, with immediate effect. I am in no doubt that the party and its senior leadership are not racist. However, as the vast majority of candidates are indeed racist, misogynistic, and bigoted, I do not wish to be directly associated with people who hold such views that are so vastly opposing to my own and what I stand for.
" She added: "I also have been significantly frustrated and dismayed by the failure of the Reform Party's leadership to tackle this issue in any meaningful way, and their attempts to instead try to brush it under the carpet or cry foul play. As such, I have now suspended my campaign with Reform, and I an endorsing the Conservative Party - I would encourage all of my fellow patriots to do the same." Meanwhile, the Tory candidate taking on Nigel Farage has said Reform UK rallies are “reminiscent” of those staged by the Nazis in Nuremberg.
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