6 h. ago 'Two tier justice is out of control': Fury as Labour councillor who called for Southport protesters' throats to be cut is cleared of encouraging violent disorder

London councillor Ricky Jones faced trial accused of the offence after he described demonstrators as 'disgusting Nazi fascists'.

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6 h. ago Suspended Labour councillor found not guilty of encouraging violent disorder

Ricky Jones was filmed speaking at anti-racism rally after last summer’s far-right riots that followed Southport murdersA suspended Labour councillor who called at an anti-racism rally for far-right activists’ throats to be cut has been found not guilty of encouraging violent disorder.Ricky Jones, 58, used the phrase “disgusting Nazi fascists” in a speech about last summer’s far-right protests after the Southport murders, his trial at Snaresbrook crown court heard. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Labour councillor who called for protesters' throats to be cut is cleared of encouraging violent disorder

London councillor Ricky Jones faced trial accused of the offence after he described demonstrators as 'disgusting Nazi fascists'.

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7 h. ago Suspended London Labour councillor found not guilty after calling for far

Jones, 58, addressed crowds on Hoe Street in Walthamstow, east London, on August 7 last year

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47 h. ago Labour councillor Ricky Jones tells jury he 'wasn't thinking' and was 'upset and overwhelmed' at time he urged crowd to 'cut the throats' of far

Ricky Jones, 58, said he 'wasn't thinking' when he told a crowd at a counter-demonstration on Hoe Street, Walthamstow, to 'cut [the] throats' of far-right protesters on August 7, 2024.

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3 d. ago Councillor said 'Nazi' protesters should 'have their throats cut', court hears

Ricky Jones, 58, is alleged to have encouraged violent disorder while addressing a crowd in Walthamstow, east London last year

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4 d. ago London councillor said 'Nazi' protesters should 'have their throats cut', court hears

Ricky Jones, 58, is alleged to have encouraged violent disorder while addressing a crowd in Walthamstow, east London last year

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