Conservative Party suspends ex-candidate filmed in Al Jazeera investigation

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The UK Conservative Party has suspended former candidate Jack Ross following an Al Jazeera investigation that revealed discussions about hiring contract killers and offering paramilitary services brokered through far-right activist connections. The investigation began in 2021 when an undercover reporter joined Turning Point UK, a right-wing group with ties to senior Conservative Party members. Ross was reported to have offered various levels of violent services, from physical attacks to murder, for payment.
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The UK's Conservative Party suspended Jack Ross, CEO of Turning Point UK (TPUK), following an Al Jazeera documentary that revealed him discussing the hiring of contract killers and offering to broker services from a far-right activist with alleged paramilitary links. The undercover investigation, which began in 2021 when an Al Jazeera reporter joined TPUK, uncovered these discussions between Ross and another individual named Nesbitt. TPUK has ties to senior British Conservative Party members and Reform UK leaders. Ross had previously stood as a Conservative Party candidate in the 2023 elections but was removed from membership immediately pending further investigation by the party.

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Ross PERSON · 4× Al Jazeera’s ORG · 3× Conservative Party ORG · 3× TPUK ORG · 3× Nesbitt PERSON · 2× Al Jazeera ORG · 1× British Conservative Party ORG · 1× Reform UK ORG · 1× Turning Point UK ORG · 1× Turning Point USA ORG · 1×

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Conservative Party suspends ex-candidate filmed in Al Jazeera investigation · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 2 hedged)

The UK’s Conservative Party has suspended a former election candidate after an Al Jazeera documentary showed him discussing the cost of hiring contract killers and offering to broker the services of a far-right activist with alleged paramilitary links. asserted
him → suspend → links
Al Jazeera’s undercover investigation, Contract Killers and the Far Right, began in 2021 when an undercover reporter joined Turning Point UK (TPUK), an independent offshoot of the right-wing US activist group Turning Point USA. asserted
reporter → begin → group
TPUK has close ties to several senior British Conservative Party members, as well as to leaders of Reform UK. asserted
TPUK → have → UK
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Ross → determine → 2023
Ross introduced Al Jazeera’s undercover reporter to Nesbitt, who is from Glasgow, Scotland. asserted
who → introduce → Glasgow
“Mr Ross’s membership of the Conservative party has been suspended with immediate effect pending an investigation. asserted
membership → suspend → investigation
We cannot comment further while the investigation is ongoing,” a Conservative Party spokesperson told The Guardian. asserted
spokesperson → comment → Guardian
Ross also told Al Jazeera’s undercover operative that for “a certain amount”, Nesbitt and his contacts could arrange physical attacks. uncertain
Nesbitt → tell → attacks
“They can kick the f*** out of someone. asserted
They → kick → someone
They can start cutting people’s faces up. asserted
They → start → faces
That’s another amount. asserted
That → ’ → ?
They can stab someone,” Ross said. asserted
Ross → stab → someone
“They can shoot someone. asserted
They → shoot → someone
They could kill someone.” uncertain
They → kill → someone
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