A erstwhile constabulary sergeant convicted of possessing indecent images of children is 1 of 4 much predetermination candidates dropped by the Reform Party pursuing a Mail connected Sunday investigation.
Jack Denny, 26, had been selected arsenic a Reform UK parliamentary campaigner 3 years aft his jailhouse condemnation for abstracted fraud charges had ended but portion helium was inactive connected the Sex Offenders Register.
Until yesterday, Denny – a erstwhile situation serviceman and constabulary peculiar sergeant successful Leicestershire – was moving for the Leeds Central and Headingley seat, declaring successful his run lit that helium had 'a inheritance successful policing and prisons'.
Denny was recovered blameworthy successful February 2019 of having 2 images, 1 of a lad aged 15-17, and a miss aged 10-12, connected a USB representation instrumentality astatine his location successful Hinckley. He was fixed a 12-month assemblage bid and placed connected the Sex Offenders Register for 5 years.
Jack Denny (pictured) – a erstwhile situation serviceman and constabulary peculiar sergeant successful Leicestershire – was moving for the Leeds Central and Headingley seat
Richard Tice, the person of Reform UK, past week warned his candidates not to usage societal media aft drinking alcohol
In October 2019 helium was besides convicted of 2 counts of fraud aft falsely claiming £17,008 successful overtime and expenses from HM Prison Service and £700 worthy of mileage expenses from Leicestershire Police. He was sentenced to 2 years successful prison. Denny is present studying for a PhD successful criminology.
The MoS has besides unearthed violative comments made by 3 different Reform candidates, including operation institution proprietor Ian Broadbent, 50, who was moving for the Kingston upon Hull East seat.
In posts connected Twitter, Broadbent has called for Vladimir Putin to 'take out' Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and Ukraine's President Zelensky – arsenic good arsenic saying that Sunak and Suella Braverman were 'all foreigners moving the government'.
He has besides claimed that London is simply a 'third satellite s***hole' due to the fact that determination are 'no whites running' the metropolis and that politician Sadiq Khan is 'busy gathering his Muslim army'.
Guy Lachlan, 58, who was lasting for the St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire seat, has besides shared violative material, including liking a tweet by the far-Right Britain First enactment campaigning against Muslims and a tweet saying that the anti-Islam campaigner Tommy Robinson 'isn't wholly wrong'.
In 1 bizarre post, the car lubricant institution proprietor claimed that determination were 'too galore people' connected the planet, described humanity arsenic 'bacteria' and said that 'policies would person to see one-child limits, sterilisation and euthanasia'.
Richard Hainsworth, 62, who was lasting for Bradford South, has likened NHS nurses who worked during Covid to Jimmy Savile, called for the wellness work to beryllium 'defunded' and said that the Covid booster jab was a 'con'.
The MoS has besides unearthed violative comments made by 3 different Reform candidates
Richard Tice, the person of Reform UK, past week warned his candidates not to usage societal media aft drinking alcohol.
After Denny, Broadbent, Lachlan and Hainsworth were removed from the candidates list, a Reform UK spokesperson said: 'Reform takes work for its candidates. Come the predetermination we volition person a afloat slate of candidates who volition consign this venal and irrelevant Conservative Party to history.'
Mr Denny said past night: 'I person maintained my innocence and my claims astir however I was targeted by authorities remains unchanged. People privation to power maine due to the fact that of malice, jealousy and corruption, but I volition not taxable to these actions by radical that bash not similar my priorities and ambitions.'
Mr Broadbent said: 'I categorically contradict immoderate work for these abhorrent statements.'
Mr Hainsworth was contacted for comment.
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