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2024-08-08 22:01:11 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 37A8A48B808ED8AB83BF1BB62A363BCA78005A5CC1D5039C303B8C26E5535F5A
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For proper context, one of the Walthamstow speakers, Ricky Jones, a Labour Party councillor from Dartford called for opponents to have their throats cut as the crowd cheered his call to violence. The Met Police say he's been arrested 'on suspicion of encouraging murder' https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/labour-councillor-suspended-after-telling-protest-fascists-need-to-have-throats-cut/ar-AA1osGYGttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-councillor-cut-throats-speech-walthamstow-protest-b2593240.html https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/labour-councillor-arrested-encouraging-murder-slit-fascists-throat/https://x.com/metpoliceuk/status/1821565031047123043
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