Reform UK Removes Party Chief In Latest Staff Shake-Up
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The Chief Operations Officer of Reform UK has been removed from his position as the party reorganises, PoliticsHome understands.
Jonathan Brown, who was with the party after the General Election, is the latest senior figure to be removed by Reform after Ed Sumner replaced Gawain Towler as the party's head of communications in September.
Towler spent many years working with party leader Nigel Farage and other party figures while he served in press officer roles for UKIP and the Brexit Party.
Reform Chairman Zia Yusuf recently set out plans to "professionalise" the right-wing party as it bids to grow its support after winning five seats at the election.
Farage has said candidates will be "vetted" prior to local elections in May after controversial comments made by Reform candidates surfaced in the run-up to the election.
"I had no idea how bad it was. I had no idea that half of these people simply haven't been vetted - that's got to change," Farage told the BBC in September.
Reform UK was contacted for comment.
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