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Reform councillor suspended for anti-Islam posts
Key takeaways
- Miles Davis Devon political reporter Facebook.
- Ben Rowe was elected to Plymouth City Council on Friday with 1,649 votes - more than double that of his nearest rival, Labour's Tina Tuohy.
- The social media posts made by Rowe emerged before the election was held, prompting Reform UK to say it was investigating the claims.
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Miles Davis Devon political reporter Facebook. The former Facebook profile picture of the Reform candidate for Ham ward in Plymouth, Ben Rowe A newly-elected Reform UK councillor has been suspended from the party after he was accused of making a series of Islamophobic and antisemitic posts on social media.
Ben Rowe was elected to Plymouth City Council on Friday with 1,649 votes - more than double that of his nearest rival, Labour's Tina Tuohy.
The social media posts made by Rowe emerged before the election was held, prompting Reform UK to say it was investigating the claims.
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