Reform UK candidates standing in this week’s local elections appear to have posted racist and Islamophobic views on social media , as well as support for far-right figures like Tommy Robinson and Nick Griffin, The Independent can reveal. The revelations about candidates standing for the party in seats in south-east England add to concerns that Nigel Farage is failing to tackle extremism in his party despite his claims that Reform’s vetting system is the best in British politics. It also follows a failure by Reform to deal with candidates in the north of England exposed by The Independent , who espoused racist, misogynist and homophobic views on social media. With Reform expected to win more than 1,500 seats next week, there are concerns that their failure to vet candidates properly will mean extremists will win seats across England.…