A Reform UK councillor has been reported to the police for a "hate crime" on social media after calling for foreign men who stalk women to be deported from Britain.
Glasgow councillor Thomas Kerr had shared a video of himself criticising how women were "scared to leave their homes" in the city to Facebook.
In it, Kerr said he was "absolutely fizzing" and warned how there are "so many women in this country who are scared" - and added that he was "petrified" when his younger sister or fiancee goes out in Glasgow.
He added: "Let me be very, very clear: Any foreign national or immigrant or asylum seeker who stalks, abuses or physically puts a woman in scared of their safety should be kicked out of this country.
"No ifs, no buts. Final - and that's it."
Kerr, who made headlines by defecting from the Conservatives in January, was then subjected to the ire of his SNP council colleagues - one, Allan Casey, accused him of "putting thousands of people across Glasgow at risk".
Casey also slated the Reform councillor for using "language that fuelled riots across the rest of the UK just months ago".
But Kerr issued a defiant message in response - the statement, shared with GB News, reads: "I've not been made aware of any complaint to Police Scotland, but this sounds like a total waste of police time, money and resources.
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"I'll never apologise for standing up for women's safety and saying what needs to be said for the people of my city."
The Glasgow Times, which claimed that Kerr was referred to police, reported he told the paper he was "shocked" - and was not aware of any contact with officers.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "We have received information which is currently being assessed."
The SNP's Allan Casey, who is responsible for housing homeless refugees in Glasgow, said: "Thomas Kerr's comments are exactly the type of language that fuelled riots across the rest of the UK just months ago.
"They are dangerous, stupid and potentially put the safety of thousands of people across Glasgow at risk.
"Rightly, the people who were found to instigate those riots went to jail.
"Councillor Kerr should reflect on what impact his actions could have."
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Glasgow councillor Thomas Kerr had shared a video of himself criticising how women were "scared to leave their homes" in the city to Facebook.
In it, Kerr said he was "absolutely fizzing" and warned how there are "so many women in this country who are scared" - and added that he was "petrified" when his younger sister or fiancee goes out in Glasgow.
He added: "Let me be very, very clear: Any foreign national or immigrant or asylum seeker who stalks, abuses or physically puts a woman in scared of their safety should be kicked out of this country.
"No ifs, no buts. Final - and that's it."
Kerr, who made headlines by defecting from the Conservatives in January, was then subjected to the ire of his SNP council colleagues - one, Allan Casey, accused him of "putting thousands of people across Glasgow at risk".
Casey also slated the Reform councillor for using "language that fuelled riots across the rest of the UK just months ago".
But Kerr issued a defiant message in response - the statement, shared with GB News, reads: "I've not been made aware of any complaint to Police Scotland, but this sounds like a total waste of police time, money and resources.
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"I'll never apologise for standing up for women's safety and saying what needs to be said for the people of my city."
The Glasgow Times, which claimed that Kerr was referred to police, reported he told the paper he was "shocked" - and was not aware of any contact with officers.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "We have received information which is currently being assessed."
The SNP's Allan Casey, who is responsible for housing homeless refugees in Glasgow, said: "Thomas Kerr's comments are exactly the type of language that fuelled riots across the rest of the UK just months ago.
"They are dangerous, stupid and potentially put the safety of thousands of people across Glasgow at risk.
"Rightly, the people who were found to instigate those riots went to jail.
"Councillor Kerr should reflect on what impact his actions could have."
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