Election candidate apologises for Islamophobic Facebook post written after Manchester Arena bombing
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA political candidate for Reform UK, standing in the general election, has apologised after a Islamophobic social media post has come to light.
Robert Barrowcliffe, who is standing against deputy leader of the Labour Party Angela Rayner for the Ashton-under-Lyne seat on July 4, was 18 when he wrote the post on Facebook back in 2017.
The post contained a number of criticisms towards the Muslim faith, referencing extremist attacks and the laws of Islam, claiming it is not the ‘religion of peace’.
In his apology, the Mossley resident explained that he was a teenager at the time and the post was written in anger following the Manchester Arena bombing. READ MORE: It's one of the 'coolest places to live in the UK', but some people in this Greater Manchester area feel left behind The laboratory analyst and professional wrestler highlighted that he lost close friends in the attack on May 22, 2017 which led him to speak with such anger - something he now regrets.
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