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Saturday, July 21, 2018
Rutland County councillor, 72, is arrested over racist Facebook posts that call Diane Abbott a ‘monkey’ who should be sent ‘to the animal labs’ Daily Mail, BBC, Leicester Mercury. Rutand Mercury, Telegraph
County councillor, 72, is arrested over racist Facebook posts that call Diane Abbott a ‘monkey’ who should be sent ‘to the animal labs’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5972789/County-councillor-72-arrested-racist-Facebook-posts-call-Diane-Abbott-monkey.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-44863141
https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/rutland-county-councillor-richard-alderman-1799926
https://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/rutland-county-councillor-reported-to-police-following-racist-and-bigoted-behaviour-9004235/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/07/17/councillor-referred-police-calling-theresa-may-b-saying-should/
