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Reform UK councillor quits days after election
Key takeaways
- Stuart Prior was one of 53 Reform members who were elected to Essex County Council and earned a majority on the authority for Nigel Farage's party.
- But he was accused the week before the elections of creating racist and Islamophobic posts on social media by Hope Not Hate.
- He denied being a racist when approached by the Daily Mirror newspaper.
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Simon Dedman Essex political reporter EPAStuart Prior has resigned as a councillor and been expelled from Reform UK, the BBC understands A Reform UK councillor who was elected last week has resigned and has been expelled from the party.
Stuart Prior was one of 53 Reform members who were elected to Essex County Council and earned a majority on the authority for Nigel Farage's party. Prior also gained a seat on Rochford District Council.
But he was accused the week before the elections of creating racist and Islamophobic posts on social media by Hope Not Hate.
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