"Ian Cooper has, by sharing this kind of material, exposed his far-right and racist opinions. He should now resign the leadership and his seat. No wonder he was reluctant to take action against councillor Peter Mason given his own racist and repugnant views. Staffordshire deserves better than this outright bigotry."
"No foreign national or first generation migrant should be allowed to sit in Parliament."
"urgent internal investigation over Cooper's non-disclosure of social media accounts"
Reform UK opened an internal investigation into the social media activity of Staffordshire County Council leader Ian Cooper after activist group Hope Not Hate identified racist posts on an X account alleged to be linked to him, including a post stating no foreign national or first generation migrant should sit in Parliament. Analysis of the X account found no definitive verification because it lacked identifying picture or position reference, though follower links made the account appear likely to be his. Two approaches to Cooper for comment went unanswered. Nine Labour MPs demanded his resignation. Allegations also include being a top fan of a white supremacist Facebook page and complaints submitted to local authorities.
Read at www.bbc.com
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