Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSunderland City councillor Glenn Gibbins (Reform UK)Reform UK has suspended Sunderland City councillor Glenn Gibbins pending the outcome of legal proceedings after he was charged over an offensive social media comment regarding Nigerians. The 66-year-old councillor was charged under the Communications Act 2003 following a Northumbria Police investigation into an alleged Facebook post from 2024. Gibbins, who is scheduled to appear at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court on Friday, is currently listed as an Independent on the Sunderland City Council website. He was originally suspended after his election in May and reinstated with a final written warning before the party suspended him again following the formal charge. Labour politicians, including education secretary Bridget Phillipson, previously criticised Reform UK for failing to adequately condemn the comments when they first emerged. In fullReform suspends councillor charged over grossly offensive social media post about NigeriansMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Councillor suspended by Reform ahead of court appearance over social media comment
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSunderland City councillor Glenn Gibbins (Reform UK)Reform UK has suspended Sunderland City councillor Glenn Gibbins pending the outcome of legal proceedings after he was charged over an offensive social media comment regarding Nigerians. The 66-year-old councillor was charged under the Communications Act 2003 following a Northumbria Police investigation into an alleged Facebook post from 2024. Gibbins, who is scheduled to appear at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court on Friday, is currently listed as an Independent on the Sunderland City Council website. He was originally suspended after his election in May and reinstated with a final written warning before the party suspended him again following the formal charge. Labour politicians, including education secretary Bridget Phillipson, previously criticised Reform UK for failing to adequately condemn the comments when they first emerged. In fullReform suspends councillor charged over grossly offensive social media post about NigeriansMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
