Reform deploys ‘suspended’ antisemite to Makerfield by-election campaign

Reform UK politicians have been presenting themselves as campaigners against antisemitism. Media outlets have let them get away with this despite the party having blatant antisemites in its ranks. Now, one of these racists has been spotted campaigning in Makerfield for the crucial upcoming by-election.

Canvasing for you in this video, @TiceRichard, why is Adam Mitula back canvassing for you?

He was suspended over antisemitism comments, but now he’s back. You don’t take antisemitism seriously at Reform UK.https://t.co/tm3XhkD7Mn https://t.co/WFgz5uO9Ug

— Reform Party UK Exposed 🇬🇧 (@reformexposed) May 17, 2026

At this point, Reform UK is really just rubbing it in people’s faces.

The receipts on Adam Mitula

As we reported, Reform UK suspended Adam Mitula after unearthed comments exposed his racism. He was working as Matt Goodwin’s campaign manager in the Gorton & Denton by-election at the time, and the racist posts included this one:

Mitula has also engaged in Holocaust denial, as Manchester’s the Mill reported:

Meanwhile, discussing the number of people who died in the Holocaust in July 2024, he appears to try and play down the statistics, writing: “6 million polish [sic] people including some Jews. They always use Poles to make up the number. And on top of it they claim Poles were killing. Just sick.”

Mitula also posted:

They just make brothers bigger and bigger. N*ggers will always win!

Later, we would learn he was working as an election agent for Reform candidates in the local elections despite his suspension. Not content with working behind the scenes, Mitula would also go out campaigning.

Mainstream media have spent days calling @ZackPolanski an antisemite; why are they silent on Reform's failure to suspend an actual antisemite?

By @willem_moore_uk https://t.co/VlrTrc7R3R

— Canary (@TheCanaryUK) May 4, 2026

At this time, the British media and political establishment were going wild accusing Green Party candidates of antisemitism for supporting Palestinian liberation. You’ll notice they seem to have stopped crowing about that now the local elections are over. Did the problem just magically disappear?

Because Reform know they can get away with harbouring antisemites, they’ve deployed Mitula to Makerfield.

The following tweet is from an ITV reporter:

Reform UK members are out canvassing in Makerfield.

Still without a candidate – but the ground campaign is underway.@itvnews | @ITVNewsPolitics pic.twitter.com/cLVigSD5ps

— Lewis Warner (@LewisJWarner) May 16, 2026

Mitula isn’t the only Reform candidate investigators have caught making antisemitic comments.

Ben Rowe posted Islamophobic, antisemitic and racist memes. Reform said it was 'investigating', so how come he's now a sitting councillor?

Via @willem_moore_uk https://t.co/xKyGhLh6TI

— Canary (@TheCanaryUK) May 10, 2026

Another Reform activist just got exposed for antisemitism, and once again there's crickets from mainstream journalists and politicians

By @willem_moore_uk https://t.co/Ye7wR92fkd

— Canary (@TheCanaryUK) May 7, 2026

How is Reform getting away with it?

What conclusion can we take from this? Well, what conclusion is there other than that neither Reform nor the media give a crap about antisemitism?

We’ve long made the case that Israel and its defenders in the West have used concocted antisemitism smears to defend the Zionist project. Now, this truth couldn’t be more obvious.

What’s really galling is that Reform politicians could do a better job of covering for themselves by simply giving low-tier operators like Adam Mitula the boot. However, they won’t, because they know they have widespread support in the political mainstream.

As the Canary wrote on 30 April (emphasis added):

There are obvious reasons why the British establishment has sought to defend Israel at the expense of its own citizens:

• The UK profits from Israel’s actions through arms deals and partnerships.
• Israel is a key ally of America, and the UK is America’s foremost lapdog.
• The Israel lobby has proven to be very effective at influencing British politicians – particularly through the ‘Labour Friends of Israel‘ and ‘Conservative Friends of Israel‘ groups.
• Once enough people within the establishment hold an opinion, mirroring that opinion becomes the price of entry.

It doesn’t end there

It’s notable that Reform is allowed to get away harbouring antisemites because of the obvious hypocrisy. We shouldn’t forget that the party hosts all sorts of racists, though, and that these people deserve the same criticism as the antisemites.

As Reform Party UK Exposed said to another canvasser in Makerfield:

The internet doesn’t forget Anthony Goodwin. You think you can just set up another account and all your anti-Muslim and Tommy Robinson support will just go away.@reformparty_uk is sending hate up to Manchester. pic.twitter.com/kzx7GLa4dx

— Reform Party UK Exposed 🇬🇧 (@reformexposed) May 17, 2026

If Andy Burnham wins this by-election, it’s widely accepted he will become the prime minister. As such, it’s possibly the most important by-election in UK history. Despite this, Reform UK feels like it can send people like Adam Mitula to campaign in public with no pushback from the media.

The scary thing is the party seems to be right about that.

Featured image via ITV