A councillor has been suspended by the Conservative Party after sharing tweets which claimed mosques were hiding ‘secret arsenals’ and branded UK immigration rates as ‘cultural suicide’. Councillor Alanna Vine, who represents Bramhall North, in Stockport, is currently under investigation and could face expulsion from the party, the Local Democracy Reporting Service understands.
When contacted by the LDRS the ‘ardent Brexiteer’ declined to comment about the string of highly controversial retweets, which also include calls for the UK to stop accepting refugees. However, the council’s Conservative group confirmed the party had begun disciplinary procedures against Coun Vine - who chairs a council licensing sub-committee - following a recent complaint.
A statement by the group reads: “The Conservative Party takes complaints of this nature extremely seriously. Councillor Alanna Vine has been suspended from the Conservative Party pending an internal investigation. Until that investigation has concluded, we are unable to comment further.”
