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Farage says Reform UK has been ‘stitched up’ over candidate vetting – social media reacts

It has been pointed out that the vetting provider cited by Reform doesn't even provide vetting services by one person.

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2024-06-19 07:55
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Suggestions made by Nigel Farage that Reform UK was “stitched up” by a firm it contracted to vet candidates have prompted a hilarious response on social media.

The party has been hit by a series of revelations about the online activities of some of its would-be MPs, from links to a British fascist leader to suggestions the UK should have remained neutral in the fight against the Nazis and admiration of Hitler’s “brilliant” ability to inspire action.

Mr Farage said Reform had paid a “large sum of money” to the vetting firm, but claimed the party has been let down.

The Telegraph reported that Vetting.Com had been paid £144,000 to weed out parliamentary candidates with extremist views.

The firm told the newspaper that its working assumption had been that it would have had the summer to complete the work, but Rishi Sunak called the General Election for July 4, rather than the autumn, as most in Westminster had expected.

Mr Farage told LBC Radio: “Have we had trouble with one or two candidates? Yes, we have.

“We paid a large sum of money to a well-known vetting company, and they didn’t do the work.

“We have been stitched up politically, and that’s given us problems. And I accept that and I’m sorry for that.”

Hitler

He dismissed as “utter nonsense” questions about candidate Jack Aaron, who is standing against Defence Secretary Grant Shapps in Welwyn Hatfield, over comments about Hitler’s personality traits.

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Mr Aaron said in a social media post in 2022 that Hitler “was basically incoherent in his writing and rationale” but was “brilliant” at using specific personality traits “to inspire people into action”.

Asked about the suggestion that Mr Aaron thought Hitler was “brilliant”, Mr Farage said: “This is utter nonsense. It’s rather like… if you asked me, you know, was Hitler a good public speaker? And I say yes – suddenly I’m a supporter.

“This is nonsense.”

Reaction

Reaction to the news has been quick to flood in on social media, with several people poking fun at Reform UK’s misfortune.

Here’s a round-up of the best responses so far:

"Hello Nigel, this is Mone candidate vetting services…" pic.twitter.com/J7wuSIv88r

— Can we have a General Election now? (@EdBish18) June 18, 2024

“I’ve passed Reform’s vetting process and I’m standing in Wigan?” pic.twitter.com/rboWJ6ulQZ

— Mark Hammond (@MarkHam80780803) June 18, 2024

“Good news Sire – you’ve got through Reform’s vetting process and they want you to stand in Barnsley Central” pic.twitter.com/JnP0tKBL6E

— Rob B (@RobBfromDerby) June 18, 2024

“Congratulations, you’ve got through Reform’s vetting process. Just a couple of final questions about your hobbies …” pic.twitter.com/CvG6rcwyq8

— Rob B (@RobBfromDerby) June 18, 2024

Four Seasons Total Candidate Vetting pic.twitter.com/WovpVi3UHa

— Henry Mance (@henrymance) June 18, 2024

So, did a bit of reading on this (I'm travelling, don't judge) and https://t.co/rzNlkc2wyR, the company they cite, does not provide vetting services, it sells a licence to use its platform to perform your own vetting. This may be why they didn't vet the candidates… https://t.co/npX58OyIEI pic.twitter.com/mzH81Zvhsp

— Tom (@TPGRoberts) June 18, 2024

When you're billed £144,000 by a vetting company that doesn't do any vetting. pic.twitter.com/BknCyPsmzs

— David Whitley (@mrdavidwhitley) June 18, 2024

Reform UK's candidate vetting agency.

pic.twitter.com/1C6hUtcXiy

— Old Gassy (@OldGassy1984) June 18, 2024

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