Boston councillor apologises after wrongly accusing resident of using the word ‘fascism’

A councillor has apologised to a resident for wrongly accusing them of using the word ‘fascism’. Jonathan Noble (Reform UK), who represents the Trinity ward on , made the comments to a resident who was speaking about flags which had been put up in at a Boston Town Area Committee meeting on September 25.

The meeting – which was recorded – actually showed the resident to have used the words ‘racism’ and ‘thuggery’ in relation to the flags which were being put up across the town, not ‘fascism’. Councillor Noble has since apologised and told the Local Democracy Reporting Service he made a mistake.

He said: “The chap said that the putting up of the flags on the lampposts was an act of thuggery and racism. I thought he said facism. Now having listened to the tape, I was wrong. He did say racis