Overview

• Jones told jurors he removed the slashing gesture from an edited version of his viral speech after finding his own rhetoric appalling
• He insisted his remarks targeted people who hid razor blades behind National Front stickers on trains rather than the counter-protest audience
• The unedited video later circulated on X, drawing millions of views and triggering his arrest and suspension from the Labour Party
• In a police statement Jones apologised for the “ill-advised” comment, saying it was made “in the heat of the moment” without intent to incite violence
• The ongoing Snaresbrook Crown Court trial includes agreed expert evidence that Jones’s neurodivergent challenges can affect impulse control and verbal comprehension