‘Get real, wakey wakey, red pill time’: Reform candidates in their own words

We're all entitled to our opinions, says one party candidate. His aren't the only ones to have attracted controversy

While opinion polls have shown rising support for Reform UK during the general election campaign, the party has been dogged by revelations about some of its candidates.

These have ranged from comments that the UK should have remained neutral in the fight against the Nazis and admiration of Hitler's brilliant" ability to inspire action, to a conspiracy theory about King Charles being under the control of a shadowy global elite.