Farage’s Reform UK Calls for Election Watchdog to Investigate Undercover Sting

Reform claimed Channel 4 used an actor as a plant in its undercover expose of Nigel Farage’s election campaign, a claim the broadcaster has denied.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaking at the Mercure Maidstone Great Danes Hotel in Maidstone while on the general election campaign trail in Kent, England, on June 24, 2024. Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has reported Channel 4 to the elections watchdog, claiming the broadcaster used an actor as a “plant” in its undercover investigation into his campaign.

The broadcaster has denied that Andrew Parker, who was filmed using a racial slur to describe Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, was paid by or known to Channel 4 News before the exposé on Mr. Farage’s General Election campaign in the constituency of Clacton.