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  "path": "/uncategorized-en/2026/06/04/reform-promotes-councillor/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-04T21:21:03.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.thecanary.co",
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  "textContent": "Tom Pickup is one of Reform UK’s Lancashire County councillors. In November 2025, he was exposed for being a member of a WhatsApp group which was calling for genocide against Muslims. In February, the party quietly reinstated him, and has now promoted him to a new position: He’s also reactivated his account. Blocked us of […]\n\nBy Willem Moore",
  "title": "Reform promotes councillor linked to genocidal WhatsApp group"
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