Richard Tice, deputy leader of Reform UK, stated that James McMurdock, an MP convicted of assaulting his former girlfriend 18 years ago, will not face suspension and would pass the party's new vetting process. Tice emphasized McMurdock's remorse and growth, stating that he had 'done his time' and 'made a bad mistake but look how well he's done.'
Richard Tice has said a Reform UK MP convicted of assaulting his former girlfriend 18 years ago will not be suspended and would pass the party's new vetting process. The deputy leader said James McMurdock was someone who had "got things wrong, learnt from it and has grown and succeeded".
" Speaking at the rally on Friday, party leader Mr Farage conceded the vetting of candidates had been "probably quite near a catastrophe" in the past, after several were dropped for making sexist remarks and using racial slurs. But Mr Tice said he was confident Mr McMurdock would still pass Reform's new vetting process, a system he has described as "getting better and better".
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