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Former UK Councillor Ivan Jennings Gets Five-Year Terror Sentence

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 10:45 PM UTC · How we work

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Ivan Jennings, former UK councillor, was sentenced to five years, three months for encouraging terrorism.
Jennings admitted sharing Anders Behring Breivik’s manifesto on 21 August 2024.
In Telegram chats, Jennings urged killing “subhuman” migrants and planning attacks on divers.
He also discussed using poisonous mushrooms to poison Jews and Muslims.
Jennings named a Manchester Pakistan Independence Day event as a target, citing Christchurch attacks.

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Ivan Jennings, former UK councillor, was sentenced to five years, three months for encouraging terrorism.
Jennings admitted sharing Anders Behring Breivik’s manifesto on 21 August 2024.
In Telegram chats, Jennings urged killing “subhuman” migrants and planning attacks on divers.
He also discussed using poisonous mushrooms to poison Jews and Muslims.
Jennings named a Manchester Pakistan Independence Day event as a target, citing Christchurch attacks.