A Conservative council candidate in Bolton has been kicked out of the party for a second time over claims he posted a racist comment on Facebook.
Derek Bullock was re-selected to stand for a seat for the Hulton ward on Bolton Council at local elections next month despite previously being thrown out of the party for alleged anti-Islamic statements on social media.
However, a screenshot has recently emerged which shows a post following the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017, under the post an account which appears to show Mr Bullock’s name and profile picture commented: “Shoot the P***s on the spot.” Mr Bullock was chosen by the party to stand again in the Hulton ward, where he has been a councillor since 2019.
Nomination papers for the election naming Mr Bullock as a Conservative candidate were published today, the same day that party chiefs terminated his membership.
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