Overview
- Nigel Farage called Chris Parry’s comments about Foreign Secretary David Lammy “over the top” and urged him to apologise.
- Farage declined to sack Parry, Reform’s Hampshire and the Solent mayoral candidate, despite criticism from Labour figures.
- Parry’s February post said Lammy should “go home” to the Caribbean and he later doubled down by writing “home is where the heart is.”
- Parry also questioned the primary loyalty of several minority-ethnic politicians, naming figures including Shabana Mahmood, Sadiq Khan and Humza Yousaf.
- Coverage of Parry’s posts includes his praise for Enoch Powell, while Labour chair Anna Turley accused Farage of failing to act and urged Reform to drop him.