Labour council leader forced to resign after ‘calling grooming gang victims white trash’

Dennis Jones was suspended by Peterborough’s Labour group following the revelation of his WhatsApp message to a young woman.

Independent councillor Daisy Blakemore-Creedon, 19, said she received the comment last month after writing to him: “I care about safety, and why should immigration put women’s safety at risk[?].”

On her X account, she shared a screenshot of a message labelled from Mr Jones, which read: “Oh so white British cops f—ing poor white trash in Rotherham is OK, is it? Get a f—ing grip Daisy.

“You are aiming for populist votes and attention. Forgive me but you are bright enough to know what you are doing and, politically, I wish you no luck at all. But you know what you are setting out to do.”

SOURCE: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09/04/labour-council-leader-calls-grooming-victims-white-trash/