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Published 13:19 14 May 2017 BST
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And if you thought that might have been the only offensive thing he might had tweeted during the Eurovision Song Contest (and we really can't emphasise that enough, that this is all because of the Eurovision Song Contest), well, you are way off...Warwick Tory Cllr Nick Harrington tweets offensive comment about gypsies and a 'hard border' because Ireland gave UK no points at Eurovision pic.twitter.com/P29yIpdVK7
— Scott Nelson (@SocialistVoice) May 14, 2017
And yes, it does appear that he deleted his account immediately after these tweets went out (or maybe Twitter took it down for abusive tweets?). As you can imagine, the reaction online has been gigantic, with most calling for his immediate resignation. More to follow on this, we're sure.Meet Nick Harrington, Tory Councillor for Stoneleigh & Ashow. Strangely, he's just deleted his account!#GE2017 #ToriesOut @WomenDefyHate pic.twitter.com/IVTeGr7Pk2
— BelieveTheTruth (@Sam_BTT) May 14, 2017
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