Jack Ross, Chief Operations Officer for Turning Point UK, speaks during a vigil at the Montgomery Statue in Whitehall, to commemorate U.S. conservative activist Charlie Kirk.Image source, Reuters
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Jack Ross (pictured) held the post of Chief Operations Officer at Turning Point UK, an offshoot of the US organisation

ByHarry FarleyPolitical correspondent
  • Published22 minutes ago

A former Tory activist who appeared to offer to "broker" the hiring of contract killers in an undercover film report previously worked for Conservative headquarters.

Jack Ross was contracted to do social media work for the party until earlier this year, the BBC has been told.

It comes after Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch referred to them as "shocking allegations", adding that she did not "believe that person is a member anymore".