Politics
Reform councillor arrested over Bradford pub brawl
It’s been reported that Reform UK councillor Jason Mark Townend was arrested following a pub brawl involving several men and women. The police have subsequently released Townend without charge, although he remains on police bail.
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Incident that led to Reform councillor arrest
Townend is a councillor in the Wibsey and Odsal ward of Bradford Council. Townend is one of three Reform councillors in the ward, with his party being the largest in Bradford Council, which is currently under no overall control.
The party’s Bradford leader Stephen Place has previously attracted criticism for social media posts such as the following:
As we reported at the time:
The above post highlights three posts Place shared.
The first suggests ‘London has Fallen’ as a result of embracing Islam; the second depicts Angela Rayner as a sex worker who charges “£1 for 30 minutes”; the third we’ve blurred because it’s an AI creep shot of what appears to be teenage girls.
Brawl
Regarding Townend, a statement from West Yorkshire Police confirmed the following details:
Police were called to a pub on Manchester Road, Bradford at about 10.30pm on Saturday 22 August to a report of ongoing fighting involving several men and women.
Officers attended the scene at which a woman in her 40s had sustained facial injuries.
Following enquiries, a man, aged 57, was arrested on suspicion of affray and a woman, aged 26, was arrested on suspicion of section 18 assault.
Both have been released on police bail pending continuing investigations.
A Reform UK Bradford spokesperson has said:
We are aware that Councillor Townend was arrested on Saturday night in Wibsey.
He was subsequently released without charges.
As the police made clear, however, investigations are ongoing, and Townend is on police bail.
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By Willem Moore
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