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  • Councillor Resigns After 'Good Riddance' Kirk Post

    09/11/2025 5:38:29 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 34 replies
    BBC ^ | 9/11/25
    A Lancashire councillor who posted that the assassination of right-wing US political activist Charlie Kirk was "good riddance" has resigned. Fiona Wild, who represented Lanehead ward as an independent on Burnley Council, has since deleted the post which also said the "not... very nice man made himself a target and brought this on himself". Kirk was one of America's most high-profile conservative media personalities and a trusted ally of President Donald Trump. The 31-year-old was shot at a college in Utah on Wednesday. Burnley Council confirmed Wild's resignation, said it "does not condone the comments" and confirmed it was investigating...