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2024-08-08 16:20:13 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 399C9FF8BDEC44D8BFDFE136B801C9857FFA9AC5C783D91998E0F49880A27013
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For context to the claim of a 'house of love', one of the speakers, Ricky Jones, a Labour Party councillor, 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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