Royal Mail has launched a probe into footage of a postal worker allegedly writing ‘racists’ on Reform UK leaflets before dropping them through voters’ doors.
The male postie, who has not yet been named, was seen in doorbell footage taking a pen out of his pocket and writing on two leaflets. The man, wearing a red branded Royal Mail polo shirt and black cap, then puts them through letterboxes inside a block of flats.
A picture of two leaflets bearing the word ‘racists’ in capital letters has been shared by Politics UK’s X account. The election literature shows Reform leader Nigel Farage standing next to the party’s chairman Richard Tice.
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The leaflets were circulated on behalf of Reform candidate Craig Birtwistle, who is standing in the constituency of Worsley and Eccles in Greater Manchester.
A Royal Mail spokesperson told Politics UK: “We take our role in elections very seriously and will investigate any incident or allegation of election material being defaced.
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“We are aware of the video and are conducting immediate enquiries. It’s our priority to ensure all candidate mail is delivered to a high level of service.”
Mr Farage shared the footage to his own X account and tweeted: “I hope that @RoyalMail are taking this matter very seriously.”
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It comes as the 60-year-old political leader – who is standing for the eighth time in the hope of winning a parliamentary seat, this time in Clacton – graces the TRIC Awards with his presence. He won the Best News Presenter gong and told an interviewer on the red carpet he would run the country “one day”.