Draft:Jay Basra

Jay Basra is an Ulster Unionist Party politician (Born 2004). Jay Basra has been active in youth politics, campaigning with the Young Unionists.

Jay Basra ran as the UUP Candidate for Mid Ulster on July 4th 2024, receiving just under 5% of the vote. During his campaign he would receive racist abuse and threats from anonymous users online on several occasions. He would go on to speak out against this abuse and challenge it while on air with William Crawley on BBC talkback. He would receive abuse again after the election in response to a social media post about the Twelfth of July holiday.

The Belfast Newsletter explains that Jay Basra is a native of Cookstown, attending his local Presbyterian Church, challenging the allegations that he is a Muslim or an immigrant.

He is a former student of Cookstown High School and is currently studying at Queen's University Belfast.