Reform UK councillor suspended over WhatsApp group featuring extremist posts
by Josh Halliday North of England editor from on (#71K4B)
Tom Pickup confirms he was member of group in which one participant allegedly called for mass Islam genocide'
A Reform UK councillor has been suspended for participating in a WhatsApp group where members allegedly called for a mass Islam genocide".
Tom Pickup, who was elected to Lancashire county council in May, confirmed to the Guardian he was a member of the group set up by a rightwing activist.
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