Conservative Party suspends ex-candidate filmed in Al Jazeera investigation

An undercover investigation by Al Jazeera, launched in 2021, infiltrated Turning Point UK, an independent offshoot of the US right-wing group Turning Point USA.Published On 21 Oct 202621 Oct 2026The UK’s Conservative Party has suspended a former election candidate after an Al Jazeera documentary showed him discussing the cost of hiring contract killers and offering to broker the services of a far-right activist with alleged paramilitary links.Al Jazeera’s undercover investigation, Contract Killers and the Far Right, began in 2021 when an undercover reporter joined Turning Point UK (TPUK), an independent offshoot of the right-wing US activist group Turning Point USA. TPUK has close ties to several senior British Conservative Party members, as well as to leaders of Reform UK.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iran determined to keep uranium amid increased war odds, flurry of meetingslist 2 of 3Russia willing to resume peace talks with Ukraine, US after Witkoff visitlist 3 of 3Tunisia jails opposition politician for four years over social media postsend of listTPUK’s CEO Jack Ross stood as a Conservative Party candidate in 2023. Ross introduced Al Jazeera’s undercover repor...