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Exclusive: Calls for anti-extremism investigation of suspended Reform councillor after 'hardline' posts in far-right WhatsApp group revealed

Lancashire councillor Tom Pickup claims the party is showing a moderate face to the public that masks true immigration policies

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Nov 19, 2025
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Lancashire councillor Tom Pickup

A senior Reform UK figure in Lancashire has been suspended by the party after posting in a far-right Whatsapp group calling for expelled hardline anti-immigrant MP Rupert Lowe to lead the party and saying Reform is deliberately downplaying its immigration policy to be palatable to the public.

County Cllr Tom Pickup, who is…

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