These days, when it rains for Labour, it pours. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has had a rocky week trying to get a handle on violent riots that spread across the country – and now one of his own councillors has been arrested on suspicion of ‘encouraging murder’ over incendiary comments. Dartford politician Ricky Jones has come under fire after it emerged that, at a mass gathering in East London last night, he called for far-right rioters to have their throats cut. Charming…
In a clip from a counter-protest in Walthamstow – which the Beeb insisted ‘preached a message of peace’ – the Labour lefty raged to a cheering crowd: ‘They are all disgusting Nazi fascists. And we need to cut all their throats and get rid of them all!’ Crikey. So much for tolerance and progressivism, eh?
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was fast to slam the video, taking to Twitter to fume: ‘This man should be arrested. If not, we know there is two-tier policing.’ Less than 15 minutes later, the Clacton MP went back to write: ‘This man is a Labour councillor. Why has #TwoTierKeir not taken action?’ For its part, the Labour party has confirmed Jones was suspended, and a party spokesperson said: ‘This behaviour is completely unacceptable and it will not be tolerated.’ Shortly afterwards, it transpired that the Labour councillor had been arrested by the Metropolitan police.
It appears that, as well as the streets, Sir Keir needs to get his own house in order…
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