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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Athena Stavrou

DARK SECRETS: Reform councillor suspended after calling for commons speaker to be hanged - The Real Truth

A Reform councillor has been suspended after resurfaced social media posts appeared to show him calling for the 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”.

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