Councillor called for far-right protesters' throats 'to be slit' after Southport riots, court told The councillor had been told by his party to stay away from the 'tinderbox' protest where he made a 'rabble-rousing' speech - but he attended anyway Demonstrators and police officers at an anti-racism protest in Walthamstow, London (Image: PA) 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...