Senior Reform UK official quits as questions over vetting failures continue
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Key context: <p>Departure of Tom Waterhouse, Reform’s ‘latest fall guy’, will be blow to party amid push towards professionalisation</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/nov/11/andy-burnham-kemi-badenoch-pmqs-cop31-windfarms-europe-brexit-latest-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Reform UK’s general secretary has left the role as Nigel Farage’s party continues to face turmoil over questions about vetting failures and professionalisation.</p><p>The departure of Tom Waterhouse comes after Reform UK’s leader on Hampshire county council, George Madgwick, was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/nov/03/reform-uk-councillor-george-madgwick-charged-12-counts-rape">charged with 12 counts of rape</a> and one of distributing indecent images of a child.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/nov/11/senior-reform-uk-official-tom-waterhouse-quits-questions-vetting-failures-continue">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Departure of Tom Waterhouse, Reform’s ‘latest fall guy’, will be blow to party amid push towards professionalisationUK politics live – latest updatesReform UK’s general secretary has left the role as Nigel Farage’s party continues to face turmoil over questions about vetting failures and professionalisation.The departure of Tom Waterhouse comes after Reform UK’s leader on Hampshire county council, George Madgwick, was charged with 12 counts of rape and one of distributing indecent images of a child. Continue reading...
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