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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Josh Halliday North of England editor

Reform UK revokes membership of council leader accused of racism

Ian Cooper at the Reform UK conference
Ian Cooper, who was the leader of Staffordshire county council, has not responded to the allegations. Photograph: Gary Roberts Photography/Alamy

Nigel Farage has revoked the party membership of a Reform UK council leader accused of racially abusing Sadiq Khan, David Lammy and other public figures online.

Ian Cooper, the leader of Staffordshire county council, allegedly called the London mayor a “narcissistic Pakistani” and said migrants were “intent on colonising the UK, destroying all that has gone before”.

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