Mr Philp said: “The development of two-tier justice is becoming increasingly alarming.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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“It cannot have been a question of uncertain evidence as the man was on video clearly calling for violence.<\/p>\n
“The government must come forward with plans to ensure justice is handed out equally, regardless of the background or views of the perpetrator – but as far as I can see this Labour government seems to be quite happy with two-tier justice.”<\/p>\n
The leader of Reform UK and MP for Clacton, Nigel Farage, said the decision was “another outrageous example of two-tier justice”.<\/p>\n
The BBC has contacted the government for its response.<\/p>\n
At the time of the incident, Mr Jones was employed as a full-time official for the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) union.<\/p>\n
He has been a borough councillor since 2019 but was suspended by the Labour Party on 8 August last year.<\/p>\n
It is understood that a party investigation remains ongoing and its outcome will decide what happens to his membership.<\/p>\n
Prosecutor Ben Holt previously told the court Mr Jones used “inflammatory, rabble-rousing language in the throng of a crowd described as a tinderbox”.<\/p>\n
He told jurors Mr Jones’s speech was amplified through a microphone and speakers and took place “in a setting where violence could readily have been anticipated”.<\/p>\n
Giving evidence in his trial, Mr Jones said his comment did not refer to far-right protesters involved in the riots at the time, but to those who had reportedly left National Front stickers on a train with razor blades hidden behind them.<\/p>\n
Before he made the comment, jurors were shown video where he said to crowds: “You’ve got women and children using these trains during the summer holidays.<\/p>\n
“They don’t [care] who they hurt.”<\/p>\n
He told the court he was “appalled” by political violence, adding: “I’ve always believed the best way to make people realise who you are and what you are is to do it peacefully.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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