{"id":293319,"date":"2025-11-06T00:04:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T00:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-did-reform-uks-only-black-branch-chair-quit-the-party-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T00:04:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T00:04:57","slug":"why-did-reform-uks-only-black-branch-chair-quit-the-party-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-did-reform-uks-only-black-branch-chair-quit-the-party-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why did Reform UK&#8217;s only black branch chair quit the party? | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/rdsyEugT8lA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why did Reform UK's only black branch chair quit the party? | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rdsyEugT8lA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Neville Watson was Reform UK&#8217;s only black branch chair but he left the party after the &#8216;United the Kingdom&#8217; rally.<\/p>\n<p>In his first TV interview since leaving the party, Neville tells ITV News that Reform\u2019s rhetoric on immigration is doing more harm than good. <\/p>\n<p>He told Kaf Okpattah that the language used by the party isn\u2019t meant to be racist and calls for unity in politics. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neville Watson was Reform UK&#8217;s only black branch chair but he left the party after the &#8216;United the Kingdom&#8217; rally. 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