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Reform UK Declines to Condemn Councillor’s ‘Melt Nigerians to Fill Pot Holes’ Remark
Richard Tice declined to directly condemn the remarks as Reform faced criticism for failing to call out clear racism, Hope Not Hate said.
- Reform candidate Glenn Gibbins won a seat in Sunderland's local elections this week, facing immediate scrutiny after reports of deleted social media posts suggesting Nigerians should be used to "fill in the pot holes."
- Gibbins previously ranted online about the "amount of Nigerians in town," alongside misogynistic comments about female television hosts and sports commentators, according to campaign group Hope Not Hate.
- Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson called the incident an example of "the kind of racism and division" Reform brings to politics, while a Labour spokesman described the party's failure to condemn the comments as "utterly grotesque."
- Reform deputy Richard Tice initially refused to directly criticize Gibbins, accusing the media of "smearing," but Durham County Council deputy leader Darren Grimes later confirmed the party suspended Gibbins pending investigation.
- Conservative shadow cabinet minister James Cleverly questioned why Tice fails to address racism directed at Nigerians with the same urgency applied to other groups, criticizing the party's initial refusal to condemn the comments directly.
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Glenn Gibbins obtained his seat in the district of Sunderland, North England. Despite other misogynistic, sexist and racist online posts
·Turin, Italy
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Farage's No2 fails to condemn councillor who said Nigerians should be 'melted'
In a bad-tempered TV exchanged, Richard Tice was grilled on a social media post from new Sunderland councillor Glenn Gibbins' account, which said Nigerians should be melted and put into potholes
·London, United Kingdom
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