Stockport councillor thrown out of Tory party for Twitter posts 'deemed discriminatory towards those of the Islamic faith'

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A Stockport councillor has been thrown out of the Conservative Party after sharing ‘discriminatory’ tweets claiming mosques were hiding ‘secret arsenals’ and describing UK immigration rates as ‘cultural suicide’.

Councillor Alanna Vine has been permanently expelled by the party following an investigation into her posts on social media.

She had been suspended since July, after complaints arose about her online behaviour. The Bramhall North councillor declined to comment when contacted by the Local Democracy Reporting Service when the outcome of the probe was officially confirmed.

However, the Conservative Party has issued a brief statement following the decision. A party spokesperson said: “Alana Vine has been expelled from the party over social media posts which were deemed discriminatory towards those of the Islamic faith.