"I had not experienced any racism in Reform, where there were a lot of good people."
"I know that down the track, there's going to be other issues that I'm going to come into conflict [with Reform] on. The march in London recently, with Tommy Robinson, where the term Christian nationalism suddenly raised its head, where they were using Christian emblems to advance to me an i"
Neville Watson, the only Black branch chair in Reform UK, resigned because he believed the tone of the migration debate was doing harm and compassion was being lost in British politics. He expressed alarm at the growing influence of Christian nationalism, rising Islamophobia, and sympathy for far-right figures among some party members. The son of Jamaican Windrush-generation parents, Watson worked in social enterprise, youth work and special educational needs. He broadened branch membership with Nigerian, Sikh and Turkish voters, held a prominent conference seat and wrote for the party magazine, leaving after a large London rally.
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