Farage Slammed By PM For Not Firing Councillor Over Violent Post
Nigel Farage has been slammed by Keir Starmer for failing to sack a Reform UK councillor who shared a social media post saying a Labour MP “should be shot”. Deputy leader of Lancashire council Simon Evans shared a Facebook post where Natalie Fleet said she had voted against the grooming gangs enquiry –along with the accompanying text from another user, which read: “Dozy cow, you should be shot.” Evans later deleted the post and apologised, saying he had made a “genuine mistake” and had not noticed the additional message. Reform said it considered it to be an “honest mistake” and that they would not be taking any action against Evans. But Starmer asked Reform leader Farage during prime minister’s questions on Wednesday if would punish the councillor. “When the death threats were made against the member for Clacton, I stood at this despatch box and condemned them outright,” the PM said. “If he has any decency or backbone, he will stand up, apologise, condemn the comments and sack the individual question in his party. Will …
