Kirklees councillor David Rowan called for then-Commons speaker John Bercow to be hanged in 2019
A Reform councillor has been suspended after resurfaced social media posts appeared to show him calling for Commons speaker to be hanged.
In response to a post about then-Commons speaker John Bercow, an account linked to Kirklees councillor David Rowan wrote on social media in October 2019: “Hang the Dwarf”.
In another post, which has not yet been deleted, he also made homophobic comments, having said he doesn’t believe “gays should have kids full stop”.
A Reform UK spokesman said: “Cllr Rowan has been suspended from Reform UK pending investigation.”
It comes as Nigel Farage continues to raise concerns about his own safety in the wake of the killing of Reform UK’s Ann Widdecombe.
Another post from Mr Rowan’s account also called for Westminster to be turned into a Wetherspoons, writing: “Think we should get our pick forks and whippets and demolish London.”
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