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Exclusive: No suspension for Reform councillor who shared post calling for female MP to be shot

Calls for Nigel Farage’s party to act after Lancashire councillor Simon Evans shares Facebook meme targeting grooming survivor Natalie Fleet.

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Feb 24, 2026
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Cllr Simon Evans and Labour MP Natalie Fleet.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is coming under pressure to suspend a leading councillor who shared a post on social media calling for Labour MP Natalie Fleet, a grooming survivor, to be shot.

Cllr Simon Evans, deputy leader of Reform at Lancashire County Council, re-shared a Facebook post about Labour MP Natali…

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