Reform UK has not provided an explanation for why its leader Nigel Farage met and posed for a photograph with a group of far-right activists in December 2024, according to reporting from Byline Times and The Canary. Both outlets say attempts to obtain details from the party have been met with refusals or a lack of answers. The two reports point to the composition of the group in the photo, which they describe as including a man who is later convicted of a violent attack on an anti-racism meeting at a church. The alleged church incident took place about two weeks before the photograph was taken, the outlets add. The reports characterize the situation as raising questions about Farage’s stated position on not associating with extreme elements of the populist right. Neither outlet, in the provided excerpts, offers evidence of the timing or purpose of the meeting beyond the photograph and the referenced chronology. Reform UK’s response, as described by the outlets, remains limited, with no specific justification given in the accounts cited.