Conservative Party suspends ex-candidate filmed in Al Jazeera investigation
Summary
The UK Conservative Party has suspended Jack Ross, a former election candidate, after a video showed him discussing hiring contract killers and linking to a far-right activist with alleged paramilitary connections. The video came from an Al Jazeera undercover investigation that started in 2021, focusing on a UK group connected to a US right-wing activist group.Key Facts
- Jack Ross was a Conservative Party member and ran as a candidate in 2023.
- Al Jazeera’s undercover investigation began in 2021 targeting Turning Point UK, linked to Turning Point USA.
- The investigation filmed Ross discussing the costs of hiring hitmen and arranging violent attacks.
- Ross introduced the undercover reporter to a far-right activist named Nesbitt from Glasgow.
- Nesbitt is alleged to have paramilitary connections and offers violent services.
- The Conservative Party suspended Ross immediately after the video emerged.
- The party is conducting an investigation and has not given more details.
- Turning Point UK has ties to senior Conservative Party members and leaders of Reform UK.
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