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Suspended Labour councillor denies encouraging violent disorder

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Ricky Jones pleads not guilty after video emerged in which he appeared to call for far-right protesters’ throats to be ‘cut’A suspended Labour councillor has pleaded not guilty to encouraging violent disorder while addressing a crowd during an anti-racism demonstration in east London.Ricky Jones, 57, allegedly committed the offence during a speech to a gathering that was organised in response to the nationwide violent disorder, in Hoe Street, Walthamstow, on 7 August. Continue reading…

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/sep/06/suspended-labour-councillor-ricky-jones-denies-encouraging-violent-disorder

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Publish date : 2024-09-06 13:23:57

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