Dartford councillor suspended and Farage calls for arrest for calling for “cut throats” at demo
Ricky Jones has been condemned by his party
A Labour councillor has been suspended after footage emerged online of him at a counter demonstration calling for the throats of anti-immigration protesters to be cut.
Dartford councillor Ricky Jones has been condemned by his party over the inflammatory remarks after footage circulated from the event earlier today.
The comments were made during a speech yesterday (August 7) at a protest in east London organised to stop the far-right from targeting asylum centres and the offices of lawyers helping asylum seekers.
Princes Ward representative Cllr Jones was seen in a video on X at the counter protest, saying of the far-right: “They are disgusting, nazi fascists, and we need to cut all their throats and get rid of them all.”
Making a motion to his neck during the sentence, he received cheers upon finishing his speech at the Walthamstow rally.
His remarks have been condemned by the Dartford Labour Party.
A statement from the group on X, said: “We are aware of a video circulating on social media involving a member of Dartford Labour Group.
“The behaviour displayed in the video is completely unacceptable.
“The member has now been suspended from the Labour Party.
“Dartford Labour will be making no further comment at this time.
After the video emerged, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage took to X claiming Mr Jones should be arrested if a two tier legal system does not exist.
Tagging in the Metropolitan Police, he said: “This man should be arrested. If not, we know there is two-tier policing.”
Two-tier policing is a criticism that has been levelled at the police by some on the right who argue that the police are significantly harsher dealing with right-wing demonstrations than with left-wing demonstrations or ones with a large ethnic minority presence.
The Met Police responded on X, saying: “We are aware of the significant public concern around this video.
“Officers are investigating as a matter of urgency. We will update as soon as we can.”
Cllr Jones has been approached for comment.