Senior Reform UK official quits as questions over vetting failures continue
Summary
Reform UK general secretary Tom Waterhouse has left the party, which is facing renewed scrutiny over its candidate vetting and internal operations. His departure follows the charging of Hampshire council group leader George Madgwick with 12 counts of rape and one count of distributing indecent images of a child; Madgwick denies wrongdoing.Key Facts
- Reform UK said Waterhouse had left and that the party leader appointed an interim general secretary.
- Waterhouse joined Reform UK in August last year and led work on recruitment, candidate selection and professionalising the party.
- Madgwick was charged with 12 counts of rape and one count of distributing indecent images of a child.
- Reform UK’s candidate vetting process is now run by deputy chair Paul Nuttall, the article reports.
- Waterhouse took part in an internal investigation that cleared senior officials James Orr and Dan Jukes of breaking laws against foreign donations; the matter remains under police investigation.
- Nigel Farage said he was unhappy that Madgwick remained in his role for nearly 10 months after his arrest in January.
- Labour chair Bridget Phillipson called Waterhouse a “fall guy” and criticized Farage’s role in the party’s decisions.
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