Anne Marie Morris, twice suspended while an MP between 2010 and 2024, will lead Reform’s social care policy

Reform UK has hired a former Conservative MP who was suspended for using the N-word.

Anne Marie Morris, who had the whip withdrawn by Theresa May in 2017 for using the term in a debate about Brexit, will lead Reform’s social care policy. She is one of several ex-Tories who have defected to Nigel Farage’s party.

Morris had used the phrase “[N-word] in the woodpile” in an event at the East India Club, and apologised after the remarks came to light. She had the whip returned to her six months later – one day before a crucial Brexit vote for the then-government.

Reform UK hires ex-Tory MP who was suspended for using racist language, The Guardian