{"id":2336,"date":"2024-08-08T16:46:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T16:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/councillor-arrested-over-counter-protest-remarks\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T16:46:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T16:46:39","slug":"councillor-arrested-over-counter-protest-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/councillor-arrested-over-counter-protest-remarks\/","title":{"rendered":"Councillor arrested over counter-protest remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Councillor arrested over counter-protest remarks<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-8589xk-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-gyxto2-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/51fa\/live\/42b324f0-5586-11ef-a885-7fc9068b8f06.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/51fa\/live\/42b324f0-5586-11ef-a885-7fc9068b8f06.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/51fa\/live\/42b324f0-5586-11ef-a885-7fc9068b8f06.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/51fa\/live\/42b324f0-5586-11ef-a885-7fc9068b8f06.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/51fa\/live\/42b324f0-5586-11ef-a885-7fc9068b8f06.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/51fa\/live\/42b324f0-5586-11ef-a885-7fc9068b8f06.jpg.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ricky Jones\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iYwwwi.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/51fa\/live\/42b324f0-5586-11ef-a885-7fc9068b8f06.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/51fa\/live\/42b324f0-5586-11ef-a885-7fc9068b8f06.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/51fa\/live\/42b324f0-5586-11ef-a885-7fc9068b8f06.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/51fa\/live\/42b324f0-5586-11ef-a885-7fc9068b8f06.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/51fa\/live\/42b324f0-5586-11ef-a885-7fc9068b8f06.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/51fa\/live\/42b324f0-5586-11ef-a885-7fc9068b8f06.jpg 976w\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\"><\/picture><\/span><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-tvuve5-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\">Labour<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"byline-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1hbb5i-BylineComponentWrapper e8mq1e90\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-qt5zqv-BylineWrapper e8mq1e917\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-h3c0s8-ContributorContainer e8mq1e916\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1u2in0b-Container-ContributorDetails e8mq1e913\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-68pt20-Text-TextContributorName e8mq1e96\">Michael Keohan, Jacob Panons &amp; PA Media<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-84ltp5-Text e8mq1e910\">BBC News, South East<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-jlwt2c-Divider e8mq1e915\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"metadata-block\" class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-j4gvkq-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\"><time data-testid=\"timestamp\" datetime=\"2024-08-08T14:01:19.128Z\">8 August 2024, 15:01 BST<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1vkz65z-MetadataSnippetWrapper ek9haql0\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\"><time data-testid=\"timestamp\" datetime=\"2024-08-08T15:39:03.172Z\">Updated 1 hour ago<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Suspended Labour councillor Ricky Jones has been arrested on suspicion of encouraging murder after comments at a London counter-protest.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Videos had emerged online reportedly showing Mr Jones telling a crowd in Walthamstow that far right demonstrators needed to have their throats cut.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A Labour spokesperson said: \u201cThis behaviour is completely unacceptable and it will not be tolerated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Mr Jones, and Dartford&#8217;s newly elected Labour MP Jim Dickson, have been approached for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">On Thursday, the Metropolitan Police said a man in his 50s had been arrested in south east London on suspicion of encouraging murder and for an offence under the Public Order Act. He remains in custody. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">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<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Reform leader Nigel Farage had called on X for Dartford councillor Mr Jones to be arrested.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Mr Jones, who has represented the Princes ward since 2019, will be unable to sit on the Labour benches at Dartford Borough Council meetings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Follow BBC Kent on <\/i><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Facebook<\/i><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">, on <\/i><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">X<\/i><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">, and on <\/i><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Instagram<\/i><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">. 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