{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/6ad9f2bdea416a5e706f8f89?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":" ‘They want to kneecap Reform’: Danny Kruger accuses press of unfair treatment","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/1792668432041-390e8b18-78aa-4f5a-85fd-fac0adfd737b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In Thursday’s episode of <em>The Daily T,</em> Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley are joined by Reform UK’s <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/d/da-de/danny-kruger/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Danny Kruger</a> to discuss the party’s decision to report ITV to the police over its <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/10/21/reform-reports-itv-to-police-over-expose-documentary/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">undercover sting</a>. The MP for East Wiltshire claims that “the law has been flagrantly broken, as in this case, outrageous deception by ITV, including breaking electoral law, pretending to be canvassers”.</p><p>Kruger, <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/reform-uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Reform UK</a>’s head of policy, who is helping prepare the party for government, also claimed that the party was facing a concerted campaign against it from the press, trade unions and even the House of Lords. He called on Conservatives and their voters to <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/10/17/tories-ahead-of-reform-as-main-opposition-say-voters/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">back Reform</a> as the only realistic way for the Right to win at the next general election.</p><p><br></p><p>Amid a series of <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/09/04/farage-reform-officials-suspended-over-loose-pub-talk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">high-profile scandals and expulsions</a>, Camilla asked Kruger whether the greatest threat to Reform’s bid for government came from within the party itself.</p><p><br></p><p>An ITV spokesman said: “ITV stands by its journalism. The programme Undercover: A Year In Reform was produced in compliance with the Ofcom Broadcasting Code, relevant laws, and its broadcast is in the public interest.</p><p>“All journalists were instructed to operate within this framework, and did so under the supervision of the programme’s producers. Should the police get in touch, we would fully cooperate.”</p><p><br></p><p><strong>The Telegraph is the Publisher Podcast Awards&#39; Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026</strong></p><p><br></p><p>► Get more exclusive Daily T content from The Daily T+ membership! <u><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxAP0Fco7gT9sUsLHk2qLSw/join\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Join here</a></u></p><p><br></p><p>► We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or find @dailytpodcast on TikTok, Instagram and X</p><p><br></p><p>► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day&#39;s biggest stories, every morning: <a href=\"telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor</a></p><p><br></p><p>Producer: David Levene</p><p>Senior Producer: Emma Williams</p><p>Studio Operator: Meghan Searle</p><p>Video &amp; Social Producer: Nada Aggour</p><p>Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman</p><p>Editor: Camilla Tominey</p><p><br></p><p>Highlights:</p><ul><li>Danny Kruger explains why Reform UK have reported ITV to the police</li><li>Camilla asks Danny if the biggest threat to Reform comes from within the party</li></ul>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}