Reform councillor suspended over posts calling for Commons speaker to be hanged
David Rowan's 2019 social media posts also included homophobic remarks and support for Tommy Robinson.
What to know
- Reform councillor David Rowan was suspended after resurfaced 2019 social media posts showed him calling for Commons speaker John Bercow to be hanged using the phrase 'Hang the Dwarf.'
- Rowan's posts also contained homophobic remarks and expressed support for far-right campaigner Tommy Robinson.
- Reform UK did not respond to Hope Not Hate's initial inquiry about the posts but suspended Rowan after public reporting emerged.
David Rowan Kirklees councillor (Reform UK)Hope Not Hate Campaign groupReform UK Political party
John Bercow Commons speaker (at time of posts)
The record 4 press and posts · last 4 days
The conversation 3 comments and posts from 2 sites · verbatim
- Aug 13
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Reform councillor suspended after calling for Commons speaker to be hanged Par for the course for Reform https://www. independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli tics/reform-david-rowan-commons-speaker-john-bercow-hanged-suspended-b3032404.html
- Aug 12
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We found a social media account belonging to Reform councillor David Rowan. On it, he called for the Speaker of the House of Commons to be hanged. But when we told Reform UK what we’d found, the party didn’t even respond.