Earlier, deputy leader of Reform Richard Tice appeared on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, where he was also asked about Gibbins.
“This weekend we are celebrating our incredible successes,” Tice said.
“Like any party we have internal party processes to look where people have said or done the wrong thing.
“I condemn anything that is wrong and inappropriate, but the key point is voters have heard all of this smearing and sneering against all of us and they voted for more Reform because they want action, they want delivery, they’re sick of the failures of the Tories and Labour.”
In an interview on the same programme, Education Secretary and Sunderland MP Bridget Phillipson said the case was an example of “the kind of racism and division” Reform brought to politics.
After Tice attacked what he called “the antisemitic Green Party,” Conservative shadow cabinet minister James Cleverly said on X: “How hard is it for Richard Tice to say that racism directed at Jews is wrong AND racism directed at Nigerians is ALSO wrong?”
Reform UK has been approached for comment.