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Police Drop Investigation into Councillor's Asylum Seeker Comments

10/14/2025

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Claire Mackie-Brown, Reform UK councillor in Falkirk, faced a police investigation after stating she was "born and bred here" during a TV interview about asylum seeker protests.
The complaint included a 22-page dossier alleging hate crimes and was deemed unfounded by Police Scotland.
The investigation has been dropped, and Reform UK has been approached for comment.

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Story summary

Claire Mackie-Brown, Reform UK councillor in Falkirk, faced a police investigation after stating she was "born and bred here" during a TV interview about asylum seeker protests.
The complaint included a 22-page dossier alleging hate crimes and was deemed unfounded by Police Scotland.
The investigation has been dropped, and Reform UK has been approached for comment.