Overview

• Parliament’s standards commissioner confirmed an inquiry into James McMurdock over claims he used X to facilitate racial abuse.
• The allegation is that he posted a single letter “N” to start an “N‑tower,” a tactic that spells a racial slur vertically to evade moderation.
• The contested post appeared under coverage of Sky News political correspondent Mhari Aurora’s question to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
• McMurdock denies wrongdoing, says the one‑letter comment was accidental while he was on holiday, deleted the post, and pledges to cooperate.
• He previously left Reform over questions about Covid‑era loans and has a past assault conviction, factors cited in ongoing scrutiny of his conduct.