Labour councillor Ricky Jones not guilty after calling for far-right protesters' throats to be cut
metro.co.uk/2025/08/15/labour-councillor-ricky-jones-not-guilty-calling-far-right-protesters-throats-cut-23920536/
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Labour councillor Ricky Jones cleared after protest speechA London court acquitted the 58-year-old of allegedly encouraging violent disorder during a 2024 protest.
Key FactsAug 15, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: metro.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: metro.co.uk
- At a counter-protest in Walthamstow on August 7, 2024, Jones described far-right demonstrators as fascists.
- Prosecutors alleged that the 58-year-old encouraged violent disorder through his speech and a throat-cutting gesture.
- The Labour Party suspended Jones the following day; he had been a borough councillor in Dartford, Kent, since 2019.
- After deliberating for about half an hour, the jury found Jones not guilty at Snaresbrook Crown Court on August 15, 2025.
They are disgusting Nazi fascists. We need to cut all their throats and get rid of them all.— Ricky Jones spoke this at a counter-protest in Walthamstow, east London, after far-right protesters had marched outside the Walthamstow Forest Immigration Bureau.
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Aug 15, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
- British councillor Ricky Jones was found not guilty of inciting violent disorder.
- His comments targeted far-right activists amid anti-immigrant riots in 2024.
- Jones testified that his statements were figurative, referencing razor blade-laden stickers.
- Right-wing figures condemned the verdict as evidence of a biased justice system favoring liberals.
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