‘I’ve been assaulted’: Reform’s minority ethnic candidates seeking local election wins

Growing group of activists from minority ethnic backgrounds say they can help Nigel Farage’s party win big in cities“I’ve been assaulted, I regularly get verbal abuse, I got a death threat one time. But until the people come to their senses, I will stand,” Raj Forhad, a Reform UK candidate, says.The 43-year-old, who owns a software business, is part of a growing group in politics – British voters from minority ethnic backgrounds who campaign for Nigel Farage’s party. Continue reading...

Apr 20, 2025 - 14:41
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‘I’ve been assaulted’: Reform’s minority ethnic candidates seeking local election wins

Growing group of activists from minority ethnic backgrounds say they can help Nigel Farage’s party win big in cities

“I’ve been assaulted, I regularly get verbal abuse, I got a death threat one time. But until the people come to their senses, I will stand,” Raj Forhad, a Reform UK candidate, says.

The 43-year-old, who owns a software business, is part of a growing group in politics – British voters from minority ethnic backgrounds who campaign for Nigel Farage’s party. Continue reading...