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A Conservative former minister has reported a deepfake video of him announcing he had joined Reform UK to the police, according to reports.

George Freeman, the Tory MP for Mid Norfolk, said he had “no intention of joining Reform or any other party”, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS).