Councillor told to resign over 'vile' Charlie Kirk comment.
A left-wing councillor has been condemned after she issued shocking comments about the tragic murder of US activist Charlie Kirk.
By Christian Calgie, Senior Political Correspondent13:56, Thu, Sep 11, 2025 Updated: 13:57, Thu, Sep 11, 2025

A Burnley councillor is facing calls to quit (Image: Getty / Burnley Council)A hard-left councillor in Burnley has been condemned after she took to Facebook to claim that Conservative speaker Charlie Kirk brought his shocking assassination “upon himself”. Fiona Wild, who quit the Labour Party in August to sit as an independent, told her social media followers: “I don’t condone violence but I do think [Kirk] made himself a target and brought this upon himself…
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“So good riddance to a not very nice man.” In an even more worrying comment, Ms Wild added: “America need to get rid of the other tit now”, a possible reference to President Donald Trump. Ms Wild was immediately condemned by local Conservative leader Jamie McGowen branding the remarks “vile”. Express.