Luke Campbell, the Reform UK mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire and an Olympic boxing gold medallist, is being investigated by police over an allegation that he showed naked images of himself to a female member of staff.
The 39-year-old is accused of calling a senior female employee to his desk at the Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority (HEYCA) and displaying four “naked and sexualised images” of himself on a computer.
The alleged incident reportedly took place at an office in central Hull in May and was witnessed by another colleague.
It is claimed that the woman’s offer of a permanent job was withdrawn three weeks later.
The allegations come as Reform UK faces heightened scrutiny ahead of an ITV undercover investigation due to air on Sunday, which reportedly recorded several councillors using racist and sexist language.
Mr Campbell had been regarded as one of Reform’s emerging political figures. He had no previous political experience before being elected mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire in 2025.
He won a boxing gold medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games and has also been made an MBE.
However, his political future could now be affected by the complaint made by the female employee. Mr Campbell is understood to deny the allegations.
Mr Campbell, pictured with his wife, was reportedly interviewed by police earlier this month
Luke Campbell, 39, the Reform UK mayor for Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority, is accused of showing a senior female employee four “naked and sexualised images” of himself on a computer
Mr Campbell was reportedly interviewed under caution by Humberside Police earlier this month, according to The Observer. He has not been arrested or charged.
Documents seen by the newspaper state that the woman felt “shocked, embarrassed and humiliated” after being shown the images. They also allege that Mr Campbell and other male employees laughed at her reaction.
“I was deliberately exposed to naked and sexualised images involving the mayor in the workplace, without my consent, and was laughed at when I was visibly embarrassed,” she reportedly said in the documents, adding that the experience “violated my dignity”.
A witness is also said to have seen what happened and provided an account in a separate document.
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Further allegations concerning the mayor include a claim that he once lowered his trouser waistband to reveal a tan line and a tattoo on his lower abdomen.
The matter is also the subject of internal proceedings after the woman was informed that her permanent employment offer had been withdrawn three weeks after the alleged cyberflashing incident.
The proceedings are understood to be being conducted by HEYCA after the alleged victim claimed she lost the job offer because she had “rejected unwanted sexual contact”.
A spokesperson for the combined authority said: “As with all public authorities, the combined authority has a standards process that can be engaged to deal with complaints about members and a complaints procedure that can be used to deal with complaints about officers.
“The standards process and the complaints procedure must be carried out in a fair and independent manner.”
A Reform UK spokesperson said: “Luke firmly denies the allegations. They come from a disgruntled employee attempting to leverage a settlement in a meritless workplace dispute.”
Mr Campbell’s office previously came under scrutiny after it was reported he was ‘at war’ with his staff, who accused him of creating a ‘toxic working environment’.
He reportedly demanded that five members of staff resign in August last year after accusing civil servants of deliberately undermining him.
Mr Campbell is believed to have butted heads with officials shortly after taking office, following an allegation he tried to claim first-class train tickets on expenses.
The claim – which was denied by Reform UK – would have been in breach of government rules.
However, the row led to a review by an independent remuneration panel, which later clarified in a recommendation that he could only claim for standard class travel.
Things escalated further when Mr Campbell took ‘huge issue’ after he was told his ambition to hire Reform digital strategist Jack Anderton, 23, and ex-UKIP official Robin Hunter-Clarke, to serve as political advisers had been barred.
HEYCA and Mr Campbell’s office were contacted for comment.
