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Council Member Faces Backlash Over Vintage Blackface Photo
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A newly elected Reform UK council member in Bolton is facing backlash after a decades-old blackface photo surfaced from his teenage years, sparking debate over historical context versus modern accountability. The image, shared on Facebook in 2020, shows him dressed as The Drifters at a private party. He insists it reflects a different era and that he wouldn’t replicate such actions today, apologizing for any offense while defending his current values and public service record. Critics and supporters alike are weighing his past against his present commitment to community fairness.
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