{
  "id": 15278954,
  "title": "Reform activist suspended after reportedly saying Muslims cannot be British",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/reform-activist-suspended-after-reportedly-saying-muslims-cannot-be",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T20:49:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC News",
    "slug": "bbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr3elnevylywo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Reform UK has suspended a party activist who reportedly claimed Muslims cannot be British in undercover footage recorded by ITV News. The party is also investigating two councillors who allegedly expressed support for mass shootings of grooming gang members, according to the footage. This follows recent allegations from the ITV documentary that Reform faced questions about its vetting processes for candidates. The party's statement indicated it had suspended Jason Powell, the activist who made the controversial comments, and launched an internal investigation. They also condemned the two councillors' remarks, stating there is \"no room for racism\" in the party. Reform has since enhanced its vetting procedures following the broadcast of the controversial footage.",
  "summary": "The alleged comments were filmed by an undercover reporter for an ITV broadcast: Undercover a Year in Reform",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}