UK politics
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10 hours agoReform councillor suspended for anti-Islam posts
A newly elected Reform UK councillor was suspended after alleged Islamophobic and antisemitic social media posts were reported.
Jemima Laing, acting leader of Labour-led Plymouth City Council, said the authority was "well advanced" in its preparations and the poll would go ahead. Laing said: "We recognise that this may be the right approach for some councils facing capacity challenges due to local government reorganisation - however, this is not the case for Plymouth. "We are already well advanced in our preparations for the May 2026 local elections and plans are firmly in place. Therefore, the elections will proceed as scheduled."