Green councillor under fire for attacking armed forces as "hired killers"

Brighton Green Councillor Ben Duncan has come under fire after attacking armed forces veterans as “hired killers”. Duncan, who represents Queen’s Park ward on Brighton and Hove City Council, tweeted:

Did somebody say “by-election”?

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