A councillor called for far-right protesters' throats to be slit in a speech at an anti-racism protest, a court has been told.

In the wake of rioting following the Southport murders, Labour councillor Ricky Jones described demonstrators as “disgusting Nazi fascists”, his trial was told.

The now-suspended councillor, aged 58, had been told by the Labour Party to stay away from the protest but turned up anyway, jurors heard.

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A video showing Jones addressing the crowd in Walthamstow, east London, on August 7 last year went viral on social media after the protest, PA reports.

Wearing a black polo top and surrounded by cheering supporters, the councillor said: “They are disgusting Nazi

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