Reform councillor resigns from two councils after ITV sting caught him calling Asian homeowners 'parasites'

Alan Feeney, who held seats on both Solihull and Birmingham councils and had been appointed deputy mayor of Solihull, quit every post on Friday after ITV's undercover documentary 'Undercover: A Year in Reform' captured him calling Asian families "absolute parasites" and saying no more than 1% of the UK population should be non-white. The Ministry of Justice described his comments as "despicable" and suspended him from his prison service job, where he had been a custodial manager — one of the most senior uniformed roles in a prison. The full 90-minute documentary is due to air on ITV1 and ITVX on Sunday.

Footage from the same investigation shows other Reform figures describing black children as 'animals' and suggesting King Charles should be beheaded for being 'a Muslim'.

Robert Jenrick defended the party by comparing its vetting failures to BBC paedophile presenter scandals, saying no process could be "fool-safe".

London mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham insisted Reform is being held to a 'higher standard' than Labour and the Tories, but admitted the party is now 'being branded racist'.