Reform’s 'phantom candidates' expose major loophole in our election law
"How can it be right that a regular voter has to prove they are who they say they are, yet the candidates they are voting for do not?”
Today we’re reporting a very curious story - so-called 'phantom candidates' who stood for election under the Reform UK banner.
Nigel Farage’s party fielded dozens of candidates in last Thursday’s general election that had no online presence, no contact details and blank website pages - leading to suspicions that some may not even exist.
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