Reform UK's Richard Tice clashes with Sophy Ridge over James McMurdock's assault convictio

Reform UK's deputy leader Richard Tice insists James McMurdock's election is a "story of redemption" after it emerged the Basildon MP kicked a girlfriend. Court records seen by The Times showed James McMurdock kicked his girlfriend at the time "around four times" during an assault in 2006 when he was 20 years old He was sentenced to 21 days in a young offenders' institute. But it's not clear if he told Reform UK bosses that he kicked his partner before he was selected as a candidate for the party. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ For analysis of world events, tap here for The World With Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim: https://podfollow.com/the-world-with-richard-and-yalda Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales