Inside Reform: Aspiring Reform MP calls for 'concentration camps' for migrants 

Warning: This report contains racist, Islamophobic and offensive language. An aspiring Reform MP has told an undercover ITV reporter that "concentration camps" should be built to house migrants who arrive in Britain on small boats. Reform activist Jason Powell also said that "you cannot be a Muslim and British", adding that "it's like oil and water." Meanwhile, a vetted Reform councillor in West London said that he would "quite happily" personally execute grooming gang members in the garden of 10 Downing Street "without f****** thinking for a second about it." The fresh revelations follow a year-long investigation by ITV Exposure, which saw an undercover reporter gain access to the party's Westminster headquarters and attend events involving senior figures, councillors and activists. The investigation raises fresh questions about Nigel Farage's promise to remove extremists from Reform UK. Inside Reform: Councillors' extreme and racist views on camera Robert Jenrick denies Reform MP's claim that party is 'chauvinistic' Among those covertly filmed were Adam Parkins and David Kerr, Reform councillors in Hounslow, west London. The pair discussed how Reform might govern if it came to power, with Kerr claimed the party's decision-making board held views that would get councillors expelled if expressed publicly. "The board is hardline," he said, adding that some views held by its members could bring the party into disrepute if made public. Parkins said he would support the execution of grooming gang perpetrators, describing how he would personally shoot them. "If I were f***ing Prime Minister, I would quite happily do Sunday morning Rose Garden executions… I would quite happily do Sunday morning Rose Garden executions of f***ing rape gangs", he said. Adding: "Give me a f****** pistol, and I'll walk behind them and go 'boom, boom, boom'... I would do that without f****** thinking for a second about it, and I’d go up and have my coffee." Kerr, who previously ran to be an MP in 2024, agreed that he would "line up a few thousand grooming gang perpetrators and machine gun them down", claiming this would reduce offending rates. Parkins subsequently denied making a generalised comment about a "Pakistani problem", saying his remarks concerned child rape gangs. He said his position was that grooming gangs should receive the toughest possible sentences under British law, in line with Reform's policy. Kerr did not respond to ITV's request for comment. Elsewhere, aspiring Reform MP was recorded advocating concentration camps for small boat migrants and claiming someone could not be both Muslim and British. Subscribe for free to our weekly newsletter for exclusive and original coverage from ITV News. Direct to your inbox every Friday morning. Speaking at an event thrown by Reform to thank volunteers who helped Nigel Farage get re-elected as MP for Clacton, Jason Powell told an undercover reporter: "Anyone who comes across on a boat, as an example, in the first week of election, build concentration camps, and everyone who comes across on the channel, you're in there. "They just need to be rounded up, every single last one of them, and sent to those concentration camps, and then be given an ultimatum. Where are you from? Because you're going back there. If you don't tell us, you're staying here for the rest of your life." Powell told the reporter his views reflected those of British people generally and were not extremist. The investigation also captured conversations with Gawain Towler, a senior party figure, who admitted he had been racist "every single day" at school. A member of Reform's decision-making board, Towler has worked closely with Farage for more than 20 years. Asked about allegations that Farage had behaved in a racist and antisemitic manner while attending Dulwich College, Towler told the undercover reporter: "I was racist every single day against a friend." He suggested Farage could not apologise over the allegations because doing so would open up further questions. Towler later told ITV he was appalled by views he had held as a child and stressed he had no direct knowledge of what happened at Dulwich College. Farage has denied making any serious remarks and previously said he was sorry if anyone was upset by his behaviour. Farage has denied making any serious remarks. Credit: PA An undercover reporter also attended media training for Reform candidates ahead of the Welsh Parliament election. During a mock interview, Reform board member Darren Grimes challenged councillor Karl Lewis about previously sharing controversial material online, including content concerning Muslim migrants. Lewis insisted his views had changed and said Reform's vetting procedures were robust. However, afterwards he appeared to defend the substance of a previously shared post concerning migrants in Sweden, telling the reporter he had been "ahead of my time". Lewis did not respond to ITV's request for comment. Reform's leader promised in July 2024 to professionalise Reform UK and remove what he described as a small number of "bad apples". Responding to the latest revelations from ITV's investigation, Bridget Phillipson MP, Chair of the Labour Party, said: "Bad apples don’t fall far from the tree. The sleaze, scandals and appalling revelations of racism and rank misogyny piling up by the day go right to the top of Reform UK. "Nigel Farage is incapable of taking responsibility and getting his house in order because he himself shares culpability." "The more and more the public see the true face of Nigel Farage and Reform UK, the more it becomes clear they’re completely unfit for office." Following revelations made in the ITV investigation this week , three councillors have resigned their posts, two have left the party, and others are under investigation, according to Reform. One councillor, Alan Feeney, who resigned from Birmingham City Council and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, has also been suspended from his job as a senior prison officer . Responding to the investigation, Reform said it had improved its vetting procedures but acknowledged that unsuitable individuals could still enter the party. "There is no room for racism in Reform UK," a spokesperson said. The party said investigations had begun where members, activists and councillors had behaved inappropriately, with suspensions already imposed in some cases. It added that due process must be followed before commenting on individual investigations. The 90-minute documentary, Undercover: A Year in Reform, will air on ITV on Sunday evening at 10:20pm. Have you heard our podcast Talking Politics? 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