Over half of Reform followers suppose non-white Brits born overseas ‘ought to be forcibly eliminated’
More than half of Reform UK members think non-white British citizens born abroad should be forcibly removed or encouraged to leave – compared to 24% if the citizens are white, polling suggests
Racial backgrounds “play a major factor in determining Reform UK members’ views on immigration”, a report found(Image: Getty Images)
More than half of Reform UK members think non-white British citizens born abroad should be forcibly removed or encouraged to leave – compared to 24% if the citizens are white, polling suggests.
In its annual report, HOPE not Hate (HNH) said racial backgrounds “play a major factor in determining Reform UK members’ views on immigration”.
Some 54% think non-white British citizens born abroad should be forcibly removed or encouraged to leave the country – nearly double the 24% who think the same if the citizens are white.
More than a fifth (22%) think non-white British citizens whose parents were born in the UK should be forcibly removed or encouraged to leave, compared to just 7% if they are white.
Almost half (49%) think non-white British citizens whose parents were born abroad should be forcibly removed or encouraged to leave. Only 4% think white British citizens whose parents were born abroad should be forcibly removed.
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Elsewhere the survey showed 61% of Reform fans like Tommy Robinson. This is despite Nigel Farage consistently distancing himself from the far-right thug.
The poll also found more than half of party members (54%) would prefer “having a strong and decisive leader who has the authority to override or ignore Parliament”.
HNH said the “attractiveness of authoritarians” amongst Reform members is also reflected in their “attitudes towards strongmen world leaders like Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump ”.
Twice as many Reform members (13%) like Russian despot Putin than among the British public generally, with a further 17% neither liking or disliking him.
HNH said its poll, which had a sample size of 629 members, is the first ever survey of Reform UK members.
Nick Lowles, chief executive at HOPE not hate, wrote in the report: “Behind the smiles and party-like atmosphere of most Reform UK rallies, party members are more pessimistic, angry and extreme than the British public generally, a poll commissioned by HOPE not hate has found.
“And whilst there is overwhelming support for leader Nigel Farage, the views of party members are so hardline on many political issues that it is not inconceivable to think that they could either push Reform UK further to the right or risk being quickly disillusioned if they feel the party is moderating its positions in the quest for power.”
::: Survation surveyed 629 Reform UK party members between January 29 and February 16.
