Revealed: Tory member behind anti-Reform attack ad firm

Are the Tories feeling the heat from Reform? Apparently so, if online adverts are anything to go by, with London-based Facebook users complaining of an increase in online adverts targeting Nigel Farage’s party. The latest example involves an advert which tells social media users ‘Vote Reform, Get Labour’ — a phrase trotted out regularly by numerous Tory politicians.

Facebook rules say that when an advert is about ‘social issues, elections or politics’, those paying for the adverts ‘are required to disclose who paid for the ad’. In this case, the advertiser has been listed as ‘3rd Party Ltd’. On 3rd Party Ltd’s website, the organisation says it is registered with the Electoral Commission as a ‘non-party campaigner’. But on digging deeper, Mr S is a little sceptical.

Companies House notes that the business’s director is one 36-year-old Thomas Borwick. The same Thomas Borwick is, however, an active member in the Conservative party and is currently serving as the Chairman