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Reform UK Suspends Councillor Dave Rowan Over Social Posts

8/13/2026

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Reform UK suspended Kirklees councillor Dave Rowan pending an investigation of his social-media posts.
In October 2019 he posted on X “Hang the Dwarf” in reply to a comment about former Speaker John Bercow.
He also wrote on X that “gays should have kids full stop” and later made an Islamophobic comment about Muslims.
A Reform UK spokesperson confirmed the suspension and said the party is investigating the posts.

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Reform UK suspended Kirklees councillor Dave Rowan pending an investigation of his social-media posts.
In October 2019 he posted on X “Hang the Dwarf” in reply to a comment about former Speaker John Bercow.
He also wrote on X that “gays should have kids full stop” and later made an Islamophobic comment about Muslims.
A Reform UK spokesperson confirmed the suspension and said the party is investigating the posts.