Inviting failed candidates to try again under lax rules suggests that they are either struggling to recruit candidates, or something more sinister.

Reform UK has told its members in Kent it will relax vetting rules, and is ‘strongly’ encouraging prospective candidates who previously failed vetting to reapply.

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The move to water down the party’s vetting process comes despite ongoing candidate scandals. Daniel Taylor, a Reform councillor in Thanet, was recently charged with threatening to kill his wife. Reform withdrew the whip after he was charged.

Reform UK loosens vetting rules despite repeated candidate scandals, leftfootforward.org