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- Darren Grimes, Reform deputy leader of Durham County Council, posted an AI-generated image in a blog post.
- The image showed South Asian men in a housing estate.
- Local councillors and an MP described the image as "fake news" and "inflammatory," reflecting tensions around representation and technology.
- Amanda Hopgood, Liberal Democrat opposition leader, called it "disgusting."
- Green Party councillors accused Grimes of inciting "racial hatred."
