Reform UK has expelled three of its local election candidates after a joint investigation revealed their historical links to the fascist British National Party (BNP).
David Prior, standing in Gateshead's Saltwell ward, George Parnell, standing in Hampshire's Fleet Town and Hart's Fleet Central, and John Black, standing in Blackburn with Darwen's Little Harwood & Whitebirk, all appeared on a leaked list of BNP members and contacts dating from 2007-2008.
The charity Hope Not Hate, which carried out the investigation with the Mirror, said it is believed that the list included members at the time, former members and individuals who showed interest in the party but did not officially join.
The BNP, once Britain's largest far-right party, peaked at 14,500 members before collapsing after the 2010 general election. The party is standing no candidates at the forthcoming elections.
Reform UK confirmed to the Mirror that all three candidates have been expelled.
