Reform UK councillor suspended over WhatsApp group featuring extremist posts
Tom Pickup confirms he was member of group in which one participant allegedly called for ‘mass Islam genocide’ A Reform UK councillor has been suspended for participating in a WhatsApp...
By Josh Halliday North of England editor · The Guardian World
Tom Pickup confirms he was member of group in which one participant allegedly called for ‘mass Islam genocide’ A Reform UK councillor has been suspended for participating in a WhatsApp group where members allegedly called for a “mass Islam genocide”. Tom Pickup, who was elected to Lancashire county council in May, confirmed to the Guardian he was a member of the group set up by a rightwing activist. Continue reading...