The activist, who has yet to be publicly identified, described himself as “pretty hardline about Islam” during the filmed conversation. He said: “If a Muslim’s prepared to de-convert, I’m happy. But if they want to remain faithful to Islam, then … you cannot be a Muslim and British … it’s like oil and water.”
Discussing people crossing the English Channel in small boats, the same activist said: “In the first week of election, build concentration camps, and everyone who comes across on the Channel, you’re in there.”
Earlier excerpts from the same undercover investigation included Reform councillors and candidates using racist language. In one instance, black children were referred to as “animals”; in another, a Reform member said his area had become “infested” with Asian families.
Reform UK responded by saying it had opened investigations where activists or members had “clearly behaved inappropriately” and that there was “no room for racism” in the party.
Bridget Phillipson, the Labour Party chair, said Nigel Farage’s response to the revelations showed he was “completely unfit to lead”. She added: “Bad apples don’t fall far from the tree. The sleaze, scandals and appalling revelations of racism and rank misogyny piling up by the day go to the very top.”
The full ITV investigation is due to be broadcast on Sunday.