An ITV investigation, screened last night, reportedly exposed Reform councillors describing Asian families as "parasites" and Black children as "animals". Another councillor was reported to have spoken of training young men to round up migrants "street by street, house by house", while another mentioned holding asylum seekers in "concentration camps".
A Reform figure was also reported to have spoken of criminals facing "Sunday morning rose garden executions". Some of the individuals mentioned in the investigation have since stood down.
The investigation comes as the head of MI5 reportedly warned that anti-migrant individuals are increasingly considering terrorist attacks.