Exposed: Reform Councillor Shared White Supremacist and Covid Conspiracy Posts

A newly-elected Reform councillor in Rugby shared even more content linked to far-right figures prior to his election than previously exposed, Byline Times can reveal.

Jamie Pullin, previously branded not ‘suitable to hold elected office’ by campaign group HOPE not hate, won his seat in the recent May elections for the Coton and Boughton ward, securing 733 votes. The councillor initially drew scrutiny when it was revealed during the election period that an account associated with him had shared far-right content.

One video shared by the account was entitled ‘White Supremacy’. It was produced by an American far-right influencer, decrying how so-called “ancestral homelands” of white people were now “an occupied country” controlled by “foreign interests that are very clearly hostile to the native population”. Above the shared video, Reform-branded ‘Jamie Pullin’ account had written: “Well, she has a point.”

HOPE not hate also documented that the account had written that Islam is “a belief system which encourages the murder of Kafir, Jews and homosexuals.”

However, this wasn’t the full extent of the account’s output. Covid conspiracy theories also made an appearance. Much of the content included video material made by others from the “alt-tech” online content-sharing platform BitChute.

The formerly UK-based company, which characterises itself as a “free speech” alternative to YouTube, has become notorious in recent years for hosting far-right actors, videos of violent attacks, hate speech, and conspiracy theories.

BitChute suspended access to its service for users in the UK in April 2025. Users trying to access the service from a UK-based IP address are now faced with a message informing them that the service has been discontinued for UK residents, and the platform is now based in Wyoming.

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What the Account Shared

The account linked to Pullin has, this outlet has found, shared a video from David Freheit, a Canadian lawyer and former political candidate for the hard-right People’s Party of Canada, defending Tommy Robinson (real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon). The video is titled ‘OUTRAGEOUS! Tommy Robinson JAILED for 18 months for “Contempt of Court!”‘. The Pullin-named account had written above the video: “This is what a former Canadian lawyer has to say about our judiciary.”

The account also shared a BitChute film put out by Edward Dutton (AKA The Jolly Heretic), with the title ‘The Muslim Conquest of Europe’, above which the account wrote: “Socialism and Islam use the same tactics to overthrow a nation.”

Dutton is a proponent of “race science”, a writer for a number of fringe far-right outlets, and has been associated with the far-right Human Diversity Foundation, described by HOPE not hate as “the successor to the Pioneer Fund, an American eugenics organisation created in 1937 that developed ties to Nazi Germany and disseminated its propaganda.”

He has also spoken at the far-right Scyldings networking conference, which has hosted figures from across the extreme fringe of the political spectrum, such as Michael Wright (AKA Morgoth), Curtis Yarvin, and Charles Cornish-Dale (AKA Raw Egg Nationalist).

Some of the account’s other BitChute shares include one from 2024, an interview between Tucker Carlson and Russell Brand, entitled “Russell Brand responds to the coordinated smear campaign against him”.

Brand stands accused of multiple counts of sexual assault and rape, which he denies, though he has recently admitted that he had consensual but “exploitative” sex with a 16-year-old girl when he was 30. His trial is due to take place in October.

Content was also shared from far-right commentator Carl Benjamin (AKA Sargon of Akkad), far-right YouTuber Paul Joseph Watson, and a video from American alt-right personality “Styxhexenhammer666”, real name Tarl Warwick.

In 2025, the account also shared material quoting Nick Tenconi, the leader of the increasingly extreme rump UKIP party, expressing support for mass deportations. Reform UK’s membership rules are strict, stating membership shall be revoked if a member “supports or promotes any other political party.”

In one post from 2024, the account also shared a HOPE not hate article, entitled ‘cranks and bigots back on the ballot’, captioned with: “This Hate not Hope article shows why people should temper their language, write what you believe but keep the hyperbole for the pub”.

Duplicate content for many of these posts were shared by another account called ‘Cllr Jamie Pullin’.

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‘Damaging and Deeply Worrying’

Speaking to Byline Times, Junaid Hussain, Chief Executive of the Equality and Inclusion Partnership (EQuIP), an anti-discrimination charity in Warwickshire, said of the findings: “While this material appears to have been shared or endorsed before this individual became an elected member, it remains deeply worrying and damaging.

“Those who seek or hold public office must understand that their words and actions have consequences, particularly when they relate to material that targets whole communities. Sharing or endorsing such content risks legitimising hate, normalising prejudice and creating the conditions in which hate crime can flourish.”

Hussain added: “At a time when community tensions are already fragile, this kind of rhetoric undermines trust, deepens fear and makes the work of building positive community relations significantly harder. Public office carries a responsibility to protect all communities, and there must be no place in democratic life for behaviour that fuels division or makes residents feel unsafe because of their faith, ethnicity, identity or background.”

Councillor Jamie Pullin and Reform UK did not respond to requests for comment.

Additional reporting by Josiah Mortimer.

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