Liam Booth-Isherwood, a parliamentary candidate for Reform UK ahead of tomorrow’s British election, has left the party and instead endorsed the governing Conservative (Tory) Party.
Booth-Isherwood, who had been standing in the constituency of Erewash in the English midlands, said there were serious problems with racism and sexism in the party, and he could not be associated with it as it had failed to deal with these issues.
Richard Tice, Reform UK’s former leader who currently chairs the party, said that the party’s candidates were being bribed through jobs and other inducements to speak ill of the party.
However, the party has in recent weeks had to distance itself from candidates, because of racist remarks made by the candidates.
In tomorrow’s election the governing Tories are expected to do poorly, with many of their former supporters possibly deciding to vote for Reform UK. Labour, the country’s biggest opposition party, is expected to easily win tomorrow’s poll.