Two police forces, Met Police and Hampshire Police, are investigating ITV and their reporters for possible criminal offences against Reform UK Scrutiny is fine, but journalists don’t get free pass to break the law They will have to answer to the police, courts and Electoral Commission thetimes.com/article/ab0fafc…
Reform UK accuses undercover reporters of election interference

Reform UK accuses undercover reporters of election interference

Two police forces are reviewing reports about alleged electoral offences in Portsmouth this year after ITV’s undercover investigation

thetimes.com

Oct 27, 2026 · 4:46 PM UTC

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Richard Tice claims two police forces “are investigating ITV and their reporters for possible criminal offences against Reform UK”. The public record doesn’t support that. Both forces have only confirmed they are assessing or reviewing complaints that Reform UK itself made, which is routine triage of any report and not a formal investigation. He also merges the two forces into one story. The electoral allegations sit with Hampshire, while the Met’s matter reportedly doesn’t involve electoral offences at all. The phrase “offences against Reform UK” is odd too, since the canvassing complaint is that ITV paid reporters to campaign for Reform, not against it. Finally, “they will have to answer to the police, courts and Electoral Commission” presents outcomes as settled when nothing has been established and ITV denies wrongdoing. You cannot trust a word these increasingly desperate chances say.
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"Two police forces are assessing claims made by Reform UK" not investigating.
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Any updates on when the multiple investigations into @reformparty_uk LTD and @Nigel_Farage will be concluded Oh and are your taxes up to date DICK? PS those journalists from the FREE PRESS were acting in the public interest Good luck on getting a conviction DICK
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Now tell us about which police forces are investigating Reform and their donors!?
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No, they are not. The only thing they are doing is assessing your claims. No investigations have been launched. The further Reform sinks, the more ludicrous your lies become.
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Police statements confirm London Metropolitan Police and Hampshire Police received Reform UK’s complaints and are assessing material to determine whether an investigation should take place against ITV No formal probe into ITV has been launched
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But they helped you get rid of bad people didn't they?
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Richard, you’re rather skipping over how the police became involved in the first place. Reform reported ITV and its journalists to them. Hampshire Police is reviewing the allegations you submitted. The Met is assessing your complaint and hasn’t even decided whether to open a full investigation. They didn’t independently watch the documentary, spot obvious criminality, and knock on ITV’s door. You complained. They’re assessing your complaint. Yet you’re now pointing to that assessment as though it independently validates the allegations you made in the first place. It doesn’t. And “they will have to answer to the courts” is getting well ahead of events. Before anyone answers to a court, police must establish sufficient evidence of an offence, and prosecutors must decide there’s a case to bring. If that happens, fine. Let the evidence be tested. Until then, these remain Reform’s allegations — not facts.
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No they are looking at your complaint, not investigating it. Two separate processes.
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But what about all the horrible people in your party? What are you doing about them?
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Pleased to hear you are taking legal action. 👌
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Hampshire Police?? 🤣🤣🤣 Look at their recent actions.
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Can you provide the crime reference numbers ? If not I don’t believe you
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Have you met our Police chiefs, they are all rainbow University champagne Lefties and Liberals...🤣🌈☂️
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Metropolitan Police and Hampshire Constabulary have stated they are assessing or reviewing complaints from Reform UK regarding ITV, not that formal investigations have begun.
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You mean that they have received complaints, which they are looking into
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Book’m Crocker ! Who luvs ya baby 🍭
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Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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So i should think so
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Good. I think ITV are just as rotten as the BBC.
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Pity you aren't as bothered about !! But most of you ex Tory MPs were part of sneaking them back into 🇬🇧 !! Reform has lost my vote.
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Fuck off
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What a bloody snowflake
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Hmm looks like 8 forces are investigating yours
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No, they're not. They're assessing your complaint. They're required to do that before dismissing it. What the police *are* conducting is a criminal investigation into Reform itself. Do keep up.
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You would know about police investigations wouldn’t you Dickie 👀
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Tice, bet you're dying to see if the police investigate why 80% of reform's donations come from overseas! Do these include Russian donors? independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…
True scale of Reform UK’s donations from overseas donors revealed

True scale of Reform UK’s donations from overseas donors revealed

Exclusive: 80 per cent of the money received by Reform UK from donations in the year 2025-26 has come from individuals or companies who have been based abroad in the past two years

independent.co.uk
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Regardless of the outcome of the assessment/ investigation it won’t change what we heard. The Racism, bigotry, and misogyny. There is no escaping.
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Really? The Met Police don't seem to be aware of your complaint.
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Meanwhile these grifters are under investigation ‼️👇
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I reckon ITV thought of this in advance Richard. And concluded you’d try lawfare but it wouldn’t work. As always
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In reality, Reform has complained to the police and they are obliged to investigate. That does not mean ITV has done anything wrong in the eyes of the police at this stage. You know your fans will see this as ITV being in trouble and will then be deflected from the ITV claims.
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Two police forces are ‘currently reviewing’ complaints filed against ITV by the political party Reform UK… no investigation yet .. if at all.
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