Reaction To Beackon's Win
The immediate reaction to Beackon's election was one of widespread condemnation from many sections of wider society. The Daily Mirror headline of 18 September read 'SIEG HEIL...and Now He's a British Councillor' setting the tone for a slew of condemnation on the basis of Beackon being a Nazi. Amongst those to make their outrage heard were the main political parties, the Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey and the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Sir Paul Condon. Beackon's own use of immoderate language also damaged him and he was quoted in the Daily Mirror after being asked about refuse collection that "The Asians are rubbish and that is what we are going to clear from the streets". However Labour also criticised the Liberal Democrats for distributing a leaflet How Labour Spends your Money, detailing how Labour allegedly spent £30,000 and £175,000 respectively on Bangladeshi flood relief and youth movements, then asking Has it helped you recently?, causing anger in the local community.
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