Reform MP Robert Jenrick Compares Racism Furore to BBC Paedophile Scandals Reform Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick says vetting cannot be fool-safe, comparing racism and sexism furore to BBC paedophile presenter scandals amid ITV probe. Reform Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick has likened the furore over racism and sexism displayed by some of his party's elected politicians to the BBC's paedophile presenter scandals, stating that the party can only do so much to root out bad apples. The comments came during a heated appearance on BBC radio, as the party faced fresh questions about checks on those joining and seeking office. Several Reform councillors have already quit after an ITV undercover probe filmed them making racist and sexist remarks. Jenrick Defends Vetting ProcessJenrick said it was impossible to create a fool-safe process for vetting candidates. He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that no organisation can guarantee every individual's behaviour.He pointed to the BBC as an example, asking whether it could guarantee that no presenter would be exposed as a paedophile in the future, as a number have been in the recent past. He said that while you cannot know everything about every individual, Reform is doing absolutely everything it can and more than other political parties.Jenrick also defended party leader Nigel Farage, saying Farage has probably done more than anyone else to stand against racism and the far right and to protect politics from that over the course of his lifetime. He added that the documentary failed to besmirch Farage's character, which he presumed was its ultimate objective.ITV Undercover Probe RevelationsThe ITV undercover investigation filmed several Reform members making offensive comments. One councillor described black children as animals, while others made sexist jokes, including about incest, and suggested the King should be beheaded for being a secret Muslim.A second round of revelations last night showed one member saying the party had a vetting philosophy that asked if applicants were a lunatic and likely to create bad headlines. ITV found a staff member admitting that the philosophy was generally about whether someone would cause problems with the press.One candidate said he was rejected twice after showing support for far-right activist Tommy Robinson, only to be invited back into the fold to stand in an election he nearly won.Jenrick lashed out at ITV over its probe, accusing it of lying, faking documents, and spending millions of pounds with the aim of trying to find Farage saying or acting inappropriately.Party Figures Caught on CameraSeveral councillors have quit following the revelations. Cllr Alan Feeney, appointed deputy mayor of Solihull Borough Council in May, said he would say no more than 1 per cent of the British population can be non-white and spoke of dragging people out of their homes and putting them on planes to Pakistan.Cllr Chris Whelan made a crude remark about a female Reform candidate. Cllr Dean Miller, elected to Bromley Council in May, told an undercover reporter that King Charles is a Muslim and suggested cutting off his head.The vetting officer who talked of weeding out lunatics told the undercover reporter that things happen and nothing is perfect, adding that he had to turn down a convicted rapist recently and caught that one.Former candidate Alex Lomas, filmed while campaigning in the Makerfield by-election in Greater Manchester, said he was first rejected by Reform for swearing too much online and posting abusive comments about Sir Keir Starmer. He was then turned away for sharing Tommy Robinson posts, which were deemed too far-right. But Lomas claimed he was called back a few days later and told he had passed vetting. He explained that they needed someone to stand because they wanted to say they were standing a candidate in every single ward in Oldham.Lomas went on to secure 1,015 votes, just 200 behind the winning Labour candidate.Reform's first female MP, Sarah Pochin, was also recorded complaining about the men in the party. She was told that a woman was starting work in the press office and replied with relief, saying they are so chauvinistic and exclude you if you are a woman. She described it as really tough being a girl with all of the alpha male behaviour going on.Farage Denies Vetting ProblemThe new revelations, broadcast last night, came just hours after party leader Nigel Farage denied Reform had a problem with vetting, despite three councillors leaving over racist, sexist, and violent language exposed in the first excerpts from the documentary, set to air in full on Sunday.He told the BBC on Thursday that Reform vets to a much higher standard than the other parties. But Farage admitted that though the party can look at candidates' CVs and social media, he cannot predict what they are going to say after a drink, when they are being provoked or egged on to say something.