The Guardian ·
At least five Reform councillors joined Facebook group linked to far-right Patriot Platform
Politicians from Solihull, Gateshead and Kent were in online group linked to balaclava-clad far-right agitators
At least five Reform UK councillors have been members of a Facebook group linked to the far-right group involved in the blockades of Dover and Portsmouth by masked men, according to anti-fascist campaigners.
Nigel Farage’s party has been wrestling with internal divisions over its position on the Patriot Platform group, whose activities have been condemned by Farage and across the political spectrum.
Five councillors – two from Solihull, two from Gateshead and one from Kent – were members of the Northeast Patriots Facebook group. Two have left after they were approached by the Guardian, while a third also said he was no longer a member.
