Farage's Reform appoints director of 'anti-Muslim' think tank as senior advisor

Nigel Farage's Reform UK party has appointed Alan Mendoza as its chief advisor on global affairs, signaling a potential direction for the party's foreign policy. Mendoza is the executive director of the Henry Jackson Society (HJS), a think tank with a neoconservative, pro-Israel approach that has significantly influenced UK counter-terror policies. The HJS has been heavily criticized, with one of its own founders describing it as a "deeply anti-Muslim racist organisation." The appointment suggests Reform may adopt a hardline stance on what it considers Islamist extremism, following the HJS's established positions.