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Reform UK withdraws support for three candidates
Reform UK has withdrawn support from three of its candidates, the party has confirmed.
Nigel Farage's party is no longer backing Edward Oakenfull, Robert Lomas, and Leslie Lilley - who were all previously candidates for Reform.
Mr Oakenfull reportedly penned social media posts about the IQ of sub-Saharan Africans - which he told the BBC were "taken out of context".
Meanwhile, Mr Lomas allegedly said black people should "get off [their] lazy arses" and stop acting "like savages".
Ms Lilley is accused of describing people arriving on small boats as "scum".
The candidates will remain on the ballot paper, but are no longer endorsed by Reform UK.
It comes as Sky News identified two additional Reform UK parliamentary candidates who shared material deemed "vile" and in breach of the internationally-recognised definition of antisemitism.
Analysis: After 100 years of dominance, will Labour retain its grasp on Wales?
By Jason Farrell, home editor
The Welsh electorate has travelled in one direction for the last 100 years.
Labour always win more votes and seats than their rivals inWalesbut, floating our parliamentary bench on a barge across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, we discover not everything is as tranquil as it seems in this stunning beauty spot.
The20mph speed limit, wind farms and waiting times on the NHS are all matters raised by people who are not happy with Labour's record in theSenedd.
The first person we meet is Reuben Jones, who works at the local barge hire company adjacent to the aqueduct.
"I'm a transgender person," says Reuben. "I'm very unhappy with the state of the Israeli-Palestinian conflicts at the moment. There are a lot of issues with the education system, a lot of problems with the health care system."
Poll tracker: Where do the parties stand today?
Our live poll tracker collates the results of opinion surveys carried out by all the main polling organisations - and allows you to see how the political parties are performing in the run-up to the general election.
With under a week to go, the Tories and Labour have taken a drop, while support for Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats is on the rise.
Read more about the trackerhere.
Swinney: Farage can't control a problem he created in Reform UK
First Minister of Scotland John Swinney has joined criticism of "racist and hom*ophobic comments" allegedly made by Reform UK campaigners.
Despite this, he said they are "not a surprise to me".
Mr Swinney, also the leader of the SNP, said: "I think this is where the politics of Reform ends up and I deplore it. I deprecate it. I want nothing to do with it.
"We will always rail against racist and hom*ophobic comments, and I can't believe that there's a single thing Nigel Farage can do to control a problem that he himself has started."
The SNP leader goes on to claim that this is not a case of bad apples, but "an ingrained problem of Reform".
He says: "Nigel Farage has set this all up. He has stoked it all.
"With every word over all these years, he has incited all that intolerance and prejudice in our society.
"I want to have nothing to do with it.
"And I don't think there's anything Nigel Farage can do to stop it, because he created it."
Reform UK reports Channel 4 to elections watchdog for 'scandalous election interference'
Reform UK has reported Channel 4 to the elections watchdog for alleged "scandalous... interference" over what the party claims was a fake rant planted by the broadcaster.
Footage from an undercover Channel 4 reporter showed Reform campaigner Andrew Parker using a discriminatory term about the prime minister, as well as saying the army should "just shoot" migrants crossing the Channel.
Police are now assessing the comments to establish if an offence has been committed, while Mr Sunaksaid the insult directed at him "hurts and it makes me angry".
Mr Farage, the leader of Reform UK, has since suggested that Channel 4 may have paid an actor to make racist comments about the prime minister, posing as a canvasser for Reform.
In a letter to the Electoral Commission, party secretary and leading barrister Adam Richardson claimed that "Mr Parker is not a property developer as he has alleged but a jobbing actor".
He added it was "entirely evident that Mr Parker was a plant within the Channel 4 news piece".
The letter said: "It is wholly unbelievable that by complete coincidence Channel 4 were performing an undercover investigation and by chance were paired up to go canvassing with a man who was pretending to be someone else, using a false voice and saying almost exclusively racist and bigoted remarks."
Farage refuses to appear on BBC show until they apologise for 'dishonest audience'
Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, has said he is refusing to appear on Laura Kuenssberg's Sunday morning politics show until the BBC apologise for a "dishonest" audience.
He claimed this audience existed during his appearance on Question Time.
Mr Farage says: "I have just been invited to appear on Laura Kuenssberg.
"I'm refusing until the BBC apologises for their dishonest QT audience.
"Our state broadcaster has behaved like a political actor throughout this election.
"Reform will be campaigning vigorously to abolish the license fee."
Davey: Lib Dems 'share no values' with Farage
Sir Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, has insisted that his party shares "no values with Nigel Farage" in the wake of a new racism row.
It comes after Mr Farage, the leader of Reform UK, suggested that Channel 4 may have paid an actor to make racist comments about the prime minister, posing as a canvasser for Reform.
Sir Ed says: "Liberal Democrats share no values with Mr. Farage. He can sort himself out. My job as a Liberal Democrat leader is to tell you what we're about.
"I want to fight a positive campaign about how we rescue our NHS and make sure we get the investment in health and care. Make sure we sort out the cost of living problems that people are really suffering under, and deal with things like the environmental issues, like sewage.
"You know, and I think people get fed up in this campaign when there's all these diversions and nastiness. They want to know what you're going to do for them.
"And that's what the Liberal Democrats are going to say."
Archbishop of Canterbury urges people to avoid 'personalised abuse' in election campaign
The Archbishop of Canterbury urged people to avoid "personalised abuse" in the closing stages of the election campaign as he encouraged voters to go to the ballot box.
The Most Reverend Justin Welby said: "In these last few days before the election, let us pray for all candidates taking part in this most essential act of democracy.
"Let us encourage courteous and kind debate and not use personalised abuse.
"Let us carefully consider issues and the common good, and above all vote."
PM stops for tea and cake with ex-soldiers on Armed Forces Day
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told former soldiers of his plans for a veterans' bill, if the Tories are re-elected, during a campaign visit in his North Yorkshire constituency.
Mr Sunak drunk tea and munched on a cake at the Ellerton Lakeside Cafe, near Northallerton, as he chatted with about a dozen veterans who had gathered for Armed Forces Day, joking that: "You need a lot of sugar to get through my day."
Listening to the men, he said: "That's why we now have, like they do in the US, we have a dedicated office for veteran's affairs, a minister in the cabinet, funding.
"So, we're at the start of that journey."
He said: "If we're re-elected, we're actually going to have a veteran's bill, we're going to pass our first ever veteran's bill in parliament.
"That will bring together all the things that we need to do - put some things in law that will improve the service that we've providing.
"That hasn't happened before - a flagship veteran's bill that (veterans' minister) Johnny Mercer's been working on which will just continue to improve the support."
Mr Sunak listened as he was told about initiatives to tackle veterans' homelessness, mental health problems and issues facing service families at the nearby Catterick Garrison.
He said: "We want to make sure all of you get the support you are entitled to."
Reform candidates accused of 'antisemitic' posts
By Ben Bloch, political reporter
Two Reform UK parliamentary candidates have shared material deemed "vile" and in breach of the internationally-recognised definition of antisemitism.
Candidates of the right-wing party have previously shared on social media material defending Adolf Hitler, denying the Holocaust, conspiracy theories about the Rothschild family and Jewish financier George Soros, denial of antisemitism, and comparisons of the state of Israel with Nazi Germany.
The uncovering of these social media posts, in a dossier compiled by the Campaign Against Antisemitism and verified by Sky News, raises yet further questions about the vetting process undertaken byReform UKahead of nominating these candidates to stand for parliament.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has threatened to take legal and police action against a vetting firm, Vetting.com, saying it was paid £144,000 to carry out candidate checks but "not a single piece of work was delivered", and alleged political bias.
