Reform councillor Glenn Gibbins charged over social media post

• Reform councillor Glenn Gibbins, a member of Sunderland City Council, has been charged with posting a grossly offensive message on social media.
• The alleged post, made in 2024, reportedly referenced the Nigerian community.
• Gibbins faces a charge under the Communications Act 2003, which was authorised by the Crown Prosecution Service.
• The 66-year-old is scheduled to appear before South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court on 21 August.
• Northumbria Police, who were alerted to the post in May, have urged the public not to speculate on the case. Gibbins was previously suspended and then reinstated by Reform.

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Reform councillor charged over ‘grossly offensive’ social media post about Nigerians