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Reform’s Kruger under fire for warning of ‘LGBT-supporting’ left-wing parties
Reform UK faces backlash over racist remarks by MP Sarah Pochin and plans to cut civil service jobs by at least 30% from current levels, critics say.
- On October 28, 2025, Sarah Pochin, Reform UK MP, complained adverts were 'full' of black and Asian people, sparking a racism row and drawing Labour Party chair Anna Turley's criticism.
- Last month Danny Kruger, East Wiltshire MP and Reform policy chief, defected to Nigel Farage, Reform UK leader, and proposed slashing Civil Service headcount and banning non-party political activism.
- The policy chief argued savings stem from not renewing leases on five government buildings, including 102 Petty France and Great Smith Street, but critics noted some offices are already closing.
- Opponents pointed to local failures, with five members expelled from Reform's flagship council in Kent for 'dishonest and deceptive behaviour' and critics Lisa Smart and Sir John Major denouncing Reform's incompetence and 'amateur populism'.
- Unions warned cuts would harm efficiency as Kruger said Civil Service senior officials must answer directly to politicians and Reform would amend the ministerial code.
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