"A Reform councillor who claimed the Holocaust was a hoax has apologised for his comments and quit the party just days after being elected. Jay Cooper was elected to represent the Bootle West ward on Sefton Council in Merseyside at last week's local elections, winning 705 votes standing for Nigel Farage's Reform UK. The councillor last year made comments, originally reported last month by the Liverpool Echo, about the Holocaust on social media after he had shared an article about the fatal shooting of US commentator Charlie Kirk."
"He wrote: Heartbreaking. Murdered for having an opinion. In response to a comment that asked: [Adolf] Hitler had an [opinion] too; did he deserve to die?, Cllr Cooper said he did not agree with the murder of innocent people, but he called the Holocaust a hoax and described it as propaganda, the Echo reported. Nigel Farage said on Friday that Cllr Cooper was not welcome' within Reform (AFP/Getty)."
"On a visit to Merseyside following his party's seismic gains in last week's elections, Mr Farage on Friday said that Cllr Cooper was not welcome within Reform. Cllr Cooper h"
A Reform councillor elected to represent Bootle West on Sefton Council apologized for comments denying the Holocaust and quit the party days after winning local election support. The councillor had previously shared social media remarks after posting about the fatal shooting of US commentator Charlie Kirk. In response to questions about Hitler and deserving death, he said he did not agree with murdering innocent people but called the Holocaust a hoax and described it as propaganda. After the election, Nigel Farage said the councillor was not welcome within Reform. The councillor’s apology and resignation followed the earlier public controversy.
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