Published 22 days ago

U.K. Party Drops ‘Inactive’ Candidate Who Was Dead

A deceased candidate in the UK election was mistakenly believed to be inactive, creating confusion for Reform UK.
A Reform UK spokesperson expressed regret over the error, admitting ignorance about the candidate's passing and the impact on his family.
The party was unaware of the candidate's death and mistakenly attributed his inactivity to other reasons, causing distress for the family.

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The Independent

Reform apologises after sacking ‘inactive’ candidate who turned out to be dead

‘I’m mortified that through ignorance I did not realise the reason for his inactivity,’ says party chief

22 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

Reform UK 'mortified' after sacking 'inactive' election candidate who was actually dead

Reform UK dropped their candidate for York Central, Tommy Cawkwell, for 'inactivity' but later were found out he had actually passed away after being selected to stand as an MP

22 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Metro News

Reform UK 'mortified' after sacking election candidate who turned out to be dead

Around 12 Reform candidates have been dropped due to inappropriate social media activity (Picture: Shutterstock) Reform UK say they are ‘mortified’ after sacking an inactive parliamentary candidate who later turned out to be dead. The hard-right political party dropped York Central candidate Tommy Cawkwell after he failed to reply to their emails and phone calls. Reform initially said they had rescinded his candidacy due to inappropriate message…

22 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Political Wire

U.K. Party Drops ‘Inactive’ Candidate Who Was Dead

“The right-wing political party set up by U.K. Brexiteer Nigel Farage has apologized after publicly firing one of its election candidates for being ‘inactive’ — when the candidate had in fact died,” Politico reports. “Reform UK admitted it didn’t realize that Tommy Cawkwell, its election candidate in York Central, had perished when he was sacked for lack of activity.” A party spokesman had told a local news outlet: “We can’t afford to have peopl…

22 days ago·New York, United States

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The Press

Reform UK says sorry for calling York candidate 'inactive' - when he was dead

Reform UK has apologised after its media team said a York candidate had been dropped due to 'inactivity' - when he had in fact died.

23 days ago·York, United Kingdom

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Libertatea.ro

Nigel Farage's party kicked out a candidate because he was “inactive.” He was actually dead

Nigel Farage's party, a fervent supporter of Britain's exit from the European Union, excluded a candidate who died two months ago, according to Politico, cited by News.ro. Tommy Cawkwell, candidate in the York Central constituency, was expelled from the Reform UK party due to inactivity. "We can't afford to have people who do nothing in an election year," explained a Reform UK spokesperson for the local publication York Press. In fact, the polit…

22 days ago·Bucharest, Romania

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