The ITV reporting uncovered racist councillors<\/a> and election candidates for the party caught on film making graphic threats of extreme violence and expressing racist and misogynistic views.<\/p>\n One Reform insider said the ITV documentary in particular was extremely bad and showed the party\u2019s vetting had not been up to scratch, despite its claims to have professionalised.<\/p>\n Get in touch<\/p>\n Contact Rowena Mason about this story<\/p>\n If you have something to share about this story you can contact Rowena using one of the following methods:<\/p>\n Secure Messaging in the Guardian app<\/p>\n The Guardian app has a tool to send tips about stories. Messages are end to end encrypted and concealed within the routine activity that every Guardian mobile app performs. This prevents an observer from knowing that you are communicating with us at all, let alone what is being said.<\/p>\n If you don\u2019t already have the Guardian app, download it (iOS<\/a>\/Android<\/a>) and go to the menu. Select \u2018Secure Messaging\u2019. <\/p>\n SecureDropIf you can safely use the tor network without being observed or monitored you can send messages and documents to the Guardian via our SecureDrop platform.<\/a><\/p>\n Finally, our guide at theguardian.com\/tips<\/a>\u00a0lists several ways to contact us securely, and discusses the pros and cons of each.\u00a0<\/p>\n Show more<\/p>\n But they said the party was well on its way to bringing in changes in its organisation. Harvey Griffiths, Reform\u2019s new treasurer, has been taking a central role in handling day-to-day party business, while Tom Waterhouse, its general secretary, has taken on the role of getting to grips with vetting.<\/p>\n There have also been departures. Aaron Lobo, its former head of operations, has moved to a new role running a Reform-focused TV channel, which is hiring dozens of \u201cjournalists\u201d to increase communications directly to voters.<\/p>\n Amar Johal, a former government lawyer who had been working for the party as head of policy, has taken on the role of acting head of people operations and is said to be a rising force within the party.<\/p>\n skip past newsletter promotion<\/a>Free newsletter |Every weekday<\/p>\n Sign up to First Edition<\/p>\n Our morning email breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what\u2019s happening and why it matters<\/p>\n after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n Chris Bruni-Lowe<\/a>, Farage\u2019s polling guru and former campaign lead, has been asked to return to play a role as an informal sounding board on strategy for the party. Raheem Kassam, a former communications chief for Farage now based in the US, has been playing an unofficial role as an attack dog mostly aimed at the Tories, including calling Kemi Badenoch a \u201cNigerian scammer\u201d, which has been condemned by the Conservative chair, Kevin Hollinrake.<\/p>\n While Jukes, who was a longtime aide to Farage, was considered a loss, the party\u2019s communications are now being handled by Ed Sumner, its communications director, and Miles Goslett, a former journalist.<\/p>\n The mood at Reform is said to be down but less bad than expected given its polling slide, partly because of the \u00a372m gift from two donors, Harborne and Ben Delo. The Guardian reported undercover footage from Verbatim<\/a> this week in which Orr suggested Harborne could be caught by the forthcoming overseas donor cap, given he has only been a registered domestic voter in the UK since June. However, Reform has insisted the money will not have to be handed back.<\/p>\n The party has begun a hiring spree since the windfall and is planning to take on 400 campaign managers<\/a> in target seats. It has also sent a mailshot directly to voters \u2013 a move that may be repeated in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n Farage has been under investigation over the \u00a35m gift from Harborne just before the last election in 2024 since shortly after the Guardian revealed it in May<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792806015_128_1000.jpg\")
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