Councillor profile
Tom Pickup
Suspended- Council
- Lancashire
- Ward
- Padiham & Burnley West
- Next Election
- 3 May 2029
Timeline
Reform councillor suspended after 'Islam genocide' comments made in WhatsApp group
Tom Pickup, a Reform UK councillor for Lancashire County Council, was suspended pending investigation after being part of a WhatsApp group where members allegedly called for 'mass Islam genocide' and made extreme political statements.
lbc.co.uk
Suspended
Suspended for messages in a far-right WhatsApp group; readmitted to Reform UK February 2026
Reform UK Lancashire leader suspended over leaked 'hardline immigration' WhatsApp messages
County Councillor Tom Pickup, the lead member for finance at Lancashire County Council, was suspended from Reform UK after leaked WhatsApp messages showed him claiming Reform is 'a lot more hardline on immigration than is typically stated publicly', posted in a far-right group started by an associate of Tommy Robinson.
hellorayo.co.uk
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