Posted 4/11/2024, 10:23:22 AM
Reform UK Apologizes for Firing Deceased Candidate Tommy Cawkwell Over Inactivity
- Reform UK apologized after sacking York Central candidate Tommy Cawkwell for "inactivity" when he had actually died after being selected
- Cawkwell was a former RNLI volunteer who died after being selected as a candidate
- Reform UK was unaware Cawkwell had passed away due to a gap between Yorkshire area managers
- After no response to calls and emails, Cawkwell was removed as a candidate per Reform UK's standard procedure
- Earlier this year, Reform UK leader Richard Tice fired a candidate live on TV for offensive social media posts