Suspended Labour councillor found not guilty of encouraging violent disorder

Ricky Jones was filmed speaking at anti-racism rally after last summer's far-right riots that followed Southport murders

A suspended Labour councillor who called at an anti-racism rally for far-right activists' throats to be cut has been found not guilty of encouraging violent disorder.

Ricky Jones, 58, used the phrase disgusting Nazi fascists" in a speech about last summer's far-right protests after the Southport murders, his trial at Snaresbrook crown court heard.