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Reform councillor suspended after alleged social media post about hanging of ex-Commons Speaker John Bercow

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Reform councillor suspended after alleged social media post about hanging of ex-Commons Speaker John Bercow
The Mirror
The Mirror1 hrs ago
Reform councillor suspended after alleged social media post about hanging of ex-Commons Speaker John Bercow
David Rowan, who served on Kirklees council, appears to have said 'Hang the Dwarf' on social media in response to a post about John Bercow in 2019, Hope Not Hate's research showed
BBC Politics
BBC Politics32 mins ago
Reform councillor suspended over social media posts
In X posts from 2019, Kirklees councillor Dave Rowan appeared to make threats about John Bercow.
The Independent
The Independent🏁 first to report5 hrs ago
Reform councillor suspended over social media posts calling for Commons speaker to be hanged
Kirklees councillor David Rowan called for then Commons speaker John Bercow to be hanged in 2019
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