"In a post this year attacking Lammy, the justice secretary, Cooper allegedly wrote: No foreign national or first generation migrant should be allowed to sit in parliament. He also allegedly abused the British-born lawyer and women's right activist Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, calling her Dr Shaga Bing-Bong and saying it was time she F'd off back to Nigeria. She'd feel more at home there."
"After days of pressure, Reform UK said on Friday it had revoked Cooper's party membership. He is also no longer the leader of Staffordshire county council, a local authority responsible for more than 1 million people. A Reform UK spokesperson said: Following an investigation into the failure to declare social media accounts during the candidate vetting process, Cllr Ian Cooper has had his membership of Reform UK revoked."
"Cooper, who has not responded to the allegations, was Reform's parliamentary candidate for Tamworth in a byelection in 2023 and again in last year's general election. He was elected as leader of Staffordshire county council in May as Reform won swathes of local authority seats across England and he is listed as the interim chair of the party's Tamworth branch."
Ian Cooper, leader of Staffordshire county council, had his Reform UK membership revoked following allegations of racially abusive and xenophobic social media posts. Cooper allegedly targeted the London mayor and other public figures with insults and argued that no foreign national or first-generation migrant should sit in parliament. He allegedly directed abusive remarks at Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu and other broadcasters. Reform UK cited an investigation into undeclared social media accounts during candidate vetting as the reason for revocation. Cooper had been Reform's Tamworth parliamentary candidate and was elected council leader during significant local gains for the party. He has not responded to the allegations.
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