A councillor from East Lancashire has stepped down following a social media post that branded the assassination of right-wing US political activist Charlie Kirk as 'good riddance', a comment that sparked widespread backlash online.
Fiona Ward, the independent councillor of Lanehead ward on Burnley Council, shared her thoughts on Kirk's death on social media, saying, 'I don't condone violence, but I do think he made himself a target and brought this on himself so good riddance to not a very nice man!' The post has since been deleted.
