MEND Urges Action Over Reform UK Councillors Remarks
They called minority communities “parasites” and “animals” who have “infested” their neighbourhoods.
Summary
MEND said ITV exposed Reform UK councillors making dehumanising remarks about minority communities and called for the removal of a Solihull councillor who chairs a community cohesion board; MEND said the government has not given councils the power to suspend councillors and urged people to write to their MPs.
Document Muslim Engagement and Development, MEND statement on Reform UK councillors filmed by ITV Exposure,
statement, October 15, 2026, mend.org.uk.