{"id":110553,"date":"2024-08-08T15:18:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T15:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/08\/kent-police-investigate-dartford-councillors-rally-comments\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T15:18:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T15:18:04","slug":"kent-police-investigate-dartford-councillors-rally-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/08\/kent-police-investigate-dartford-councillors-rally-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent: Police investigate Dartford councillor’s rally comments"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ricky Jones has been suspended by the Labour Party<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Metropolitan Police says it is investigating comments allegedly made by a Kent councillor at a counter protest as a “matter of urgency”. <\/p>\n

Labour also suspended Dartford councillor Ricky Jones after videos emerged online that reportedly showed him telling a crowd that far right demonstrators needed to have their throats cut.<\/p>\n

A Labour spokesperson said: \u201cThis behaviour is completely unacceptable and it will not be tolerated.”<\/p>\n

Dartford’s newly-elected Labour MP Jim Dickson and Mr Jones have been approached for a comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In video that has circulated on social media a man at the rally was filmed apparently saying: \u201cThey are disgusting Nazi fascists and we need to cut all their throats and get rid of them all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reform leader Nigel Farage has called on X for the Dartford councillor to be \u201carrested\u201d.<\/p>\n

Metropolitan Police said it was aware of the “significant public concern” regarding the video.<\/p>\n

Mr Jones, who has represented the Princes ward of Dartford since 2019, will be unable to sit on the Labour benches at Dartford Borough Council meetings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n