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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.

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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 partyJohn BercowJohn Bercow Commons speaker (at time of posts)

Reform councillor suspended over posts calling for Commons speaker to be hanged
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  1. Reaction Reform UK suspends Rowan pending investigation

    Following public reporting of the posts, Reform UK suspended David Rowan from the party and announced an investigation into his conduct.

    “Cllr Rowan has been suspended from Reform UK pending investigation.”
    — Reform UK spokesperson
  2. Report Hope Not Hate discovers and reports Rowan's posts

    The campaign group Hope Not Hate found a social media account belonging to David Rowan calling for the Speaker of the House of Commons to be hanged and reported it to Reform UK, receiving no response.

    “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.”
    — @hopenothate
  3. Event Rowan elected to Kirklees council

    David Rowan was elected as a Reform UK councillor in May 2026.

  4. Event Rowan posts extremist social media content

    Kirklees councillor David Rowan made social media posts calling for Commons speaker John Bercow to be hanged, writing "Hang the Dwarf," and made homophobic remarks and pro-Tommy Robinson statements.

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