Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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Publisher signals
66/100
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Reform says it has reported ITV to the police over undercover investigation
Zia Yusuf, Reform’s home affairs spokesman, announced the party would also launch a legal challenge against the multiple ITV journalists and the broadcaster’s board of directors it reported to the police.
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it → say → police
The undercover investigation by ITV included councillors and candidates within Reform using racist language.
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investigation → include → language
In one excerpt, black children were referred to as “animals”, while in another a Reform member said his area had become “infested” with Asian families.
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area → refer → families
In a video posted on social media site X, Mr Yusuf said the party was now reporting individual journalists to the police, as it believes they have breached fraud and elections law in the course of making the documentary.
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they → post → documentary
He said: “We have reported multiple ITV journalists and their board of directors to the police, and will be taking legal action against all of them.
“Journalists are supposed to report the news.
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Journalists → say → news
These ones set out to create it.”
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ones → set → it
Mr Yusuf claimed that the undercover ITV reporter who became employed as a Reform press officer had “doctored” her passport to gain the job.
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who → claim → job
Reform has also reported ITV’s board to the police as the organisation which paid the two reporters, he said, adding that the party would bring “civil proceedings” against them, too.
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party → report → them
He said: “We will pursue this through the courts relentlessly.
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We → say → courts
I want to be frank about why we feel so strongly: Many Reform staff members and volunteers were psychologically manipulated and damaged by ITV’s undercover reporters.”
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members → want → reporters
Mr Yusuf later claimed ITV had engaged in “a form of psychological warfare”.
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ITV → claim → warfare
He added: “It was designed to demoralise, to inject paranoia into our volunteers, our activists, and our employees, and to make ordinary people afraid to take part in politics.”
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people → add → politics
It was unclear which police force, or forces, Reform has made the report to.
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Reform → make → report
The party was contacted for comment.
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party → contact → comment
ITV was also contacted for comment.
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ITV → contact → comment
Former health minister, Labour MP Zubir Ahmed, asked Mr Burnham at Prime Minister’s Questions about the ITV documentary.
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minister → ask → documentary
Mr Burnham said: “I think it is incumbent on all parties represented in this House to root out the politics of poison, which has seeped far too far into our politics, where unacceptable racist and discriminatory comments are made.
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comments → say → politics
The firmest of action should be taken on the back of those revelations.
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firmest → take → revelations
“That should unite us all in this House, and we are still waiting to see the right level of action from the party opposite.”
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we → unite → party
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