{"id":176726,"date":"2025-06-11T21:50:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T21:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/176726\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T21:50:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T21:50:11","slug":"merseyside-reform-candidate-removed-as-social-media-posts-surface-week-before-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/176726\/","title":{"rendered":"Merseyside Reform candidate removed as social media posts surface week before election"},"content":{"rendered":"

A spokesperson for the party called the posts “unacceptable”\"IreneIrene Davidson<\/p>\n

A Reform UK candidate has been expelled after “unacceptable” comments surfaced on social media. Reform UK confirmed it had removed Irene Davidson, who was due to stand as a candidate in the Blundellsands <\/a>by-election taking place next Thursday, June 19.<\/p>\n

In recent days posts on Ms Davidson’s X account had been re-shared on the social media platform by other users highlighting the language used in them. A spokesperson for Reform told the ECHO <\/a>the social media account had not been disclosed to the party’s vetting team.<\/p>\n

In a previous post by the Sefton<\/a> branch of the party, Ms Davidson was listed as campaign manager for the branch. Ms Davidson’s X account has now been deleted from the social media platform.<\/p>\n

A Reform UK spokesman said: “Ms Davidson failed to disclose her social media account to the vetting team. As a result of her unacceptable comments she was swiftly expelled from the party and support for her candidacy has been withdrawn.<\/p>\n

“Reform UK is completely opposed to any form of discrimination.”<\/p>\n

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