This man should be arrested. If not, we know there is two-tier policing. @metpoliceuk pic.twitter.com/PR50gGK2zJ
— Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Farage) August 8, 2024
The Labour Party has suspended one its councillors over "completely unacceptable" comments made during a counter-demonstration last night.
Ricky Jones, an elected councillor in Dartford, was filmed ranting that the far-right should have their throats cut.
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Speaking to the crowd, he raved: "They are disgusting Nazi fascists. And we need to cut all their throats and get rid of them all!"
He was cheered by the anti-racism protesters.
Reacting to the clip, Nigel Farage said the comments should result in the man's arrest, and argued if he is not it will be proof of "two-tier policing".
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Mr Jones has now been suspended from the Labour Party (Image: X)
A Labour Party spokesman has now told the Express that Mr Jones has been suspended.
They said: "This behaviour is completely unacceptable and it will not be tolerated. The councillor has been suspended from the party".
Mr Jones has also lost the party whip, and will now sit as an independent on Dartford council.
The comments took place in Walthamstow, which the BBC reported as an event that "preached the message of peace".
The Met Police have confirmed they are investigating "as a matter of urgency".
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Counter protesters gathered in cities across England last night ahead of further expected far-right rioting.
Extremists had shared addresses of immigration lawyers and asylum centres, and were told to attack them yesterday.
However the riots failed to materialise, as anti-racism campaigners former human shields around some of the would-be targets.
Stand Up to Racism posted aerial footage online showing a huge crowd in the town, captioning the clip: "This is what a mass movement against the far-Right looks like”.
Mahmood Faez, from Walthamstow, said: "It fills our hearts. Regardless of race, religion, sexuality, this sends a strong message to racists that they are not wanted and they are not needed here. We should be teaching hope, not hatred for another human being."
Reports of an anti-immigrant demo prompted the Metropolitan Police to seek a dispersal order, which was granted this afternoon. Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy said there was a "three-figure" police presence across the London borough.
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Safer Neighbourhoods Superintendent Lora John said: "We will not tolerate any form of disorder or criminal behaviour in Walthamstow and there will be a policing presence in the area this evening, both as a precaution and for reassurance."
Sir Keir Starmer is now set to convene third COBRA meeting this afternoon to prepare for any further violence.
Speaking after a visit to a mosque in Solihull today, he told broadcasters: "Later on today I will have another Cobra meeting with law enforcement, with senior police officers, to make sure that we reflect on last night but also plan for the coming days".
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Sir Keir said Wednesday night’s events turned out “much better than was expected”, and suggested the additional deployment of police officers and the quick sentencing of people involved in disorder were the reasons riots did not materialise.
“We were able to demonstrate the criminal justice system working speedily, so yesterday we saw the sentencing of individuals who had been involved in disorder days ago, some of them getting sentences as long as three years.
“That sent a very powerful message,” the Prime Minister said.