Key facts
- Jack Ross, a former Conservative election candidate, is under investigation for discussing contract killings.
- Ross worked as a consultant in Kemi Badenoch's office in 2025.
- Police are reviewing comments made by Ross in an Al Jazeera documentary.
- Ross was filmed apparently offering to broker services of an alleged paramilitary group.
- Turning Point UK, where Ross is CEO, has been involved in anti-migrant street protests.
Jack Ross, a former Conservative election candidate, has been suspended by the party following allegations he discussed hiring contract killers. Ross was filmed in an Al Jazeera documentary apparently asking an undercover reporter "What do you want done?" and offering to "broker" services from an alleged paramilitary group. Police in Scotland are reviewing the documentary's content. Ross also worked as a consultant in Kemi Badenoch's office in 2025, during which time he was CEO of Turning Point UK, a group involved in anti-migrant street protests. Sources indicated Badenoch would have been aware of his presence in her office.