Raymond Dunning - Councillor for Ashton Waterloo | Reform Watch
Profile and accountability tracker for Raymond Dunning, Councillor for Ashton Waterloo. Independent.
Role: Councillor for Ashton Waterloo
Party: Independent
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Raymond Dunning resigns after undercover-recorded remarks advocating deportations
Category: racism
Raymond Dunning resigned from the Reform UK group on Tameside Council after undercover footage recorded him saying he would deport mothers and their children, including legal migrants, and that 18-30-year-old men should be trained "to go street-by-street, house-by-house" to remove people. The remarks were captured during an ITV undercover investigation and prompted local controversy; Reform UK said it was investigating those filmed and that some had resigned or been suspended and that there was no room for racism. Dunning issued a public apology saying the comments were made at a private social gathering and expressing regret. He resigned from the Reform UK group and may face a standards investigation.
Sources: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tameside-reform-councillor-apologises-offensive-34769030 https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/politician-exposed-reform-uk-investigation-34788117
Raymond Dunning filmed calling for deportation of legal migrants and "street-by-street" round-ups
Category: inflammatory language
During the Makerfield by-election campaign, Tameside councillor Raymond Dunning told an undercover ITV reporter he would deport people "and their children as well", "even the legal ones", and train young men "in insurgency tactics" to go "street-by-street, house-by-house". He resigned from the Reform group and apologised.