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Reform UK councillor shared Facebook post saying Labour MP ‘should be shot’
Local NewsFebruary 24, 2026 at 5:12 PMNational

Reform UK councillor shared Facebook post saying Labour MP ‘should be shot’

By Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondentThe Guardian - UK News

Natalie Fleet MP says politicians should not expect ‘death threats as standard’, as Lancashire councillor apologisesA Labour MP has said politicians should not expect to face “death threats as standard” after a Reform UK councillor shared a Facebook post which said she “should be shot”.The picture of Natalie Fleet, who has spoken previously about being groomed and raped as a teenager, was accompanied by a fake quote misattributed to her, which read: “I voted against the grooming gang enquiry.” Continue reading...

Natalie Fleet MP says politicians should not expect ‘death threats as standard’, as Lancashire councillor apologises

A Labour MP has said politicians should not expect to face “death threats as standard” after a Reform UK councillor shared a Facebook post which said she “should be shot”.

The picture of Natalie Fleet, who has spoken previously about being groomed and raped as a teenager, was accompanied by a fake quote misattributed to her, which read: “I voted against the grooming gang enquiry.”

Continue reading...

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