The page was used to discuss canvassing for Nigel Farage’s party. The Brexit Party has denied links to the Facebook group

A closed Facebook group created by Brexit Party supporters and used to rally activists was rife with Islamophobic comments, The Times can reveal.

The “Brexit Party” group had over 8,400 members, including at least four prospective parliamentary candidates and numerous supporters who used it to discuss canvassing for Nigel Farage’s party. However, hateful slurs on Muslims and immigrants were also commonly shared.

The group was taken down by Facebook on Friday and the Brexit Party said it would ban activists found to have made hateful posts from future campaigning and party events. It also dismissed a Brexit Party councillor in Rotherham who was a member of the group over online comments warning of a “tribal takeover”.

The party denied links to the Facebook group,