Overview
- Anti-racism group Hope Not Hate attributes offensive comments to accounts it says belong to Ian Cooper, including calling Sadiq Khan a “narcissistic Pakistani” and telling Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu to “F off back to Nigeria.”
- Reform UK says it has launched an urgent internal investigation focused on Cooper’s non-disclosure of social media accounts linked to the alleged posts.
- Nigel Farage said the situation “doesn’t look very good” and that the party is going through due process after being briefed on the claims on Wednesday evening.
- Staffordshire County Council said any formal complaints about Cooper’s conduct will be handled under its Standards Complaints process and Code of Conduct.
- Nine Labour MPs from the region urged Cooper to resign his leadership and seat; he has not issued a substantive response, and no disciplinary outcome has been announced.