A man who sparked national outrage after being secretly recorded by a TV news team making vile racist remarks about PM Rishi Sunak was remaining tight-lipped on Tuesday (July 2) over the row.
Andrew Parker was filmed by Channel 4 news while canvassing for Reform UK, calling Mr Sunak a f****** p*** and advocating using migrants arriving by boat to the UK as target practice for the Army.
Wearing a Reform UK rosette and dressed in a smart suit Mr Parker was seen visiting residents at a caravan park in Clacton where party leader Nigel Farage is standing for election, in his eighth bid to become an MP.
The nine minute clip of the undercover exposé drew widespread outrage, including an emotional interview with Mr Sunak where he slammed the attack on him as “shocking”. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage initially said he was “dismayed” by the comments but later claimed the Channel 4 exposé was “a total and utter set-up”
When the Indie visited Mr Parker’s address at an apartment near Bishop’s Stortford train station on Tuesday morning when asked if he wanted to put his side of the story he said “don’t need to mate” and told our reporter to leave, which he did.
It has emerged that Mr Parker uploaded a video to TikTok – subsequently taken down - celebrating Mr Farage announcing he would stand as an MP in Thursday’s general election saying it was “absolutely f****** brilliant.
He said it was about time “we got rid of this Third World filth that’s over here, about time British values come first” adding: “If you don’t like it f*** off.”
He also aimed his abuse at the LGBTQ+ community after saying it was about time “the British people could fly their Union Jack holding pride. He added: “Talking about pride, you f****** lot can f*** off as well.”
He said he wanted to “get this country back on its feet to where it used to be”. He said the British people “had had enough of being walked upon, this time Abdul you’re doing the f****** walking. So polish up your sandals and f*** off.”
Following the Indie article revealing that the man embroiled in the Reform UK race row was from Bishop’s Stortford several residents have contacted us to offer insight into Mr Parker’s character.
One man who had known Mr Parker for 20 years said he was a “complete racist” who thought he was a “bit of a gangster”.
It was also revealed that Mr Parker had been banned – along with his parody account – from the Bishop’s Stortford Community Facebook Group after he started making several racists comments on an Eid Mubarak post. His comments had led to the temporary suspension of the group “as he was so rude”.
A former councillor who was asked by Mr Parker to help with an issue regarding his apartment called him “obnoxious” and a “misogynistic old b******”.
Mr Parker’s comments on the Channel 4 news item have been reported to the police, but neither Herts police or the Essex Constabulary would confirm whether he had been arrested or charges made.