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Reform UK Suspends Councillor Glenn Gibbins Pending Trial

8/21/2026

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Reform UK suspended Sunderland City Councillor Glenn Gibbins (66) pending his court case.
Gibbins faces a Communications Act 2003 charge for a grossly offensive 2024 Facebook post about Nigerians.
Northumbria Police uncovered the post in May 2026 and he will appear at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
Reform deputy leader Richard Tice declined to condemn Gibbins, claiming the media were smearing the party.

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Reform UK suspended Sunderland City Councillor Glenn Gibbins (66) pending his court case.
Gibbins faces a Communications Act 2003 charge for a grossly offensive 2024 Facebook post about Nigerians.
Northumbria Police uncovered the post in May 2026 and he will appear at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
Reform deputy leader Richard Tice declined to condemn Gibbins, claiming the media were smearing the party.