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Redditch Mayor Investigated Over Anti-Muslim, Pro-Christian Posts

6/2/2026

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Councillor Eacock, elected mayor of Redditch, is under investigation after complaints about her social-media remarks.
She posted that the UK should be a Christian country and that the Prime Minister should not be Muslim.
After the BBC requested comment, Mayor Eacock deleted her X account.
Raf Hussein of Redditch Central Mosque described the posts as openly bigoted.
Jamie Freemantle of Redditch Pride wrote demanding her resignation, calling the remarks hate.

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Story summary

Councillor Eacock, elected mayor of Redditch, is under investigation after complaints about her social-media remarks.
She posted that the UK should be a Christian country and that the Prime Minister should not be Muslim.
After the BBC requested comment, Mayor Eacock deleted her X account.
Raf Hussein of Redditch Central Mosque described the posts as openly bigoted.
Jamie Freemantle of Redditch Pride wrote demanding her resignation, calling the remarks hate.