EXCLUSIVE: John White has been trying to help Reform UK win in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse.
John White (left) campaigning for Reform. Pic Ross Turpie Daily Record / Sunday Mail / Reach PLC
A former Scots Tory who campaigned for the far-right in France has been trying to help Nigel Farage’s Reform UK win a crunch Holyrood by-election.
John White has been “out and about” in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse seat Farage fleetingly visited yesterday.
White was condemned last year after jetting off to France to campaign for Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally.
White got his photo taken with NR’s anti-immigration president, Jordan Bardella, who has threatened a “cultural battle” against Islamism.
NR stances include ending birthright citizenship for people born in France to foreign parents, making it easier to close mosques and barring dual nationals from some state jobs.
White, who is in his early twenties, posted a selfie with Bardella on the day of the European Parliament elections.
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John White with Jordan Bardella.
He also tweeted: “I recently had the chance to be invited to the Nice RN office whilst exploring the city. It was great to learn about the make-up of French politics and the fight to reclaim the city.”
He added: “I recently had the chance to be invited to the Nice RN office whilst exploring the city. It was great to learn about the make-up of French politics and the fight to reclaim the city.”
The former Scottish Tory council candidate defected to Reform and he has been campaigning for the right wing party to help secure their first MSP.
Glasgow Reform councillor Thomas Kerr, a long-standing friend of White, said: “John has been out and about with us a couple of times.”
“John was in HQ with us yesterday.”
In separate social media posts, White and far right thug Tommy Robinson backed a Glasgow rally in September last year which was widely feared to be a magnet for extremism.
Robinson said of the demo: “The British are rising.”
Above a “stop the boats” image, White wrote: “Looking forward to joining fellow Glaswegian in George Square…to make our voices heard. Stand up and be counted.”
Reform UK’s by-election campaign has been marred by allegations of racism against Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.
They put out an online ad claiming Sarwar would “prioritise” Pakistani communities, a claim the Scottish Labour leader said was “blatantly racist”.
White could not be reached. The by-election is on June 5th.
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