Reform urged to ditch London council candidate who shared vile Islamophobic posts

Reform UK has been urged to cut ties with one of its election candidates in west London over a series of Islamophobic posts on his social media accounts including one that called for the mass shooting of Muslims.

Hillingdon Conservatives have called on Reform to withdraw support for candidate Howard Raymond Dini, who is standing in the Ickenham and South Harefield ward for Hillingdon Council on May 7.

A comment posted from Mr Dini’s account also made reference to celebrating “when every f*****g Palestinian is dead”.

A post from Mr Dini’s own account in December 2025 read: “It is time to return the gun fire when the Islamists gather on their festival we should go and shoot them and as many as possible it is called an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth.”
When questioned about the comments, Mr Dini told a reporter: “You must be one of the few that enjoy our country being invaded and with no go areas.”
Two comments made on Mr Dini’s Threads in February and March this year, used the word “retard” with one also telling the recipient to “f*** off and die”.

When asked by the LDRS whether he stands by these posts, Mr Dini said: “So you are a hunter with nothing better to do with your time.

“You must be one of the few that enjoy our country being invaded and with no go areas.

You can threaten me as much as you like almost verging on blackmail but all you will achieve is driving voters in my direction.

Thanks for the publicity and by the way everyone is entitled to an opinion even you.”
A spokesperson for Reform UK said: “The party is looking into these allegations.”
Reacting to the findings, a Hillingdon Conservatives spokesperson said: “These allegations against Mr Dini are extremely serious and raise further concerns about Hillingdon Reform’s approach to selecting candidates.

It is deeply troubling that they continue to support individuals facing such accusations, alongside others previously exposed for dishonest behaviour towards residents.

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“Any other political party in Hillingdon would, by now, have suspended the individual pending investigation, there is a clear expectation that those seeking public office meet the highest standards.

Reform must immediately suspend Mr Dini’s party membership and remove their support for him in this election.”
Danny Beales, the Labour MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, told the LDRS that the comments from Mr Dini’s accounts are “disgusting”.

He added: “Not only are Mr Dini’s [apparent] comments horrifically racist—they are also violent in nature.

Reform must withdraw all support from him as a candidate immediately.

“This shows exactly why Reform cannot be allowed to get anywhere close to running Hillingdon Council.

This sort of abuse is at complete odds with who we are as a community, and as residents we will come together to completely reject the politics of division and hate.”