Here come the Blackshirts! Sorry Tory councillors...
Some interesting pictures
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...ar-right-event
A Conservative councillor who was photographed wearing a blackshirt and surrounded by fascist imagery at far-right events is under investigation by the party chair, Nadhim Zahawi.
Andy Weatherhead, who represents Hythe West on Kent county council, attended rallies organised by the openly fascist New British Union (NBU), prior to joining the Conservative party, where he wore a blackshirt and was surrounded by symbols associated with Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists.
Weatherhead has apologised and claimed he attended two events “in the spirit of education and curiosity”.
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An investigation by the anti-racist organisation Hope Not Hate (HNH) last week claimed that Weatherhead used to operate under the name “Beadle” and was a senior member of the NBU, an attempted revival of Mosley’s far-right group.
HNH said Weatherhead ran for Ukip four times before becoming a member of the Conservatives in 2018 and a councillor in 2021.
According to HNH, Weatherhead was the NBU’s policy officer and in 2013 delivered a speech at the organisation’s inaugural conference.
He was pictured wearing blackshirt attire that same year at a rally outside the Greek embassy in London.
The rally attracted supporters of the Golden Dawn movement, which was later banned by the Greek government for violent attacks on immigrants, ethnic minorities and political opponents.
In a recent interview with TalkTV on Channel crossings, Weatherhead suggested he wanted the government to “look again” at the UK’s adherence to the 1951 refugee convention, but denied that racism played a role in his thoughts.
Some interesting pictures
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...ar-right-event
A Conservative councillor who was photographed wearing a blackshirt and surrounded by fascist imagery at far-right events is under investigation by the party chair, Nadhim Zahawi.
Andy Weatherhead, who represents Hythe West on Kent county council, attended rallies organised by the openly fascist New British Union (NBU), prior to joining the Conservative party, where he wore a blackshirt and was surrounded by symbols associated with Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists.
Weatherhead has apologised and claimed he attended two events “in the spirit of education and curiosity”.
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An investigation by the anti-racist organisation Hope Not Hate (HNH) last week claimed that Weatherhead used to operate under the name “Beadle” and was a senior member of the NBU, an attempted revival of Mosley’s far-right group.
HNH said Weatherhead ran for Ukip four times before becoming a member of the Conservatives in 2018 and a councillor in 2021.
According to HNH, Weatherhead was the NBU’s policy officer and in 2013 delivered a speech at the organisation’s inaugural conference.
He was pictured wearing blackshirt attire that same year at a rally outside the Greek embassy in London.
The rally attracted supporters of the Golden Dawn movement, which was later banned by the Greek government for violent attacks on immigrants, ethnic minorities and political opponents.
In a recent interview with TalkTV on Channel crossings, Weatherhead suggested he wanted the government to “look again” at the UK’s adherence to the 1951 refugee convention, but denied that racism played a role in his thoughts.
