Kent Tory councillor pictured in blackshirt at far-right event

Andy Weatherhead has been suspended after photos emerged of him at 2013 event that he says he attended ‘in spirit of curiosity’

A Conservative councillor who was photographed wearing a blackshirt and surrounded by fascist imagery at far-right events is under investigation by the party chair, Nadhim Zahawi.

Andy Weatherhead, who represents Hythe West on Kent county council, attended rallies organised by the openly fascist New British Union (NBU), wore a blackshirt and was surrounded by symbols associated with Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists, prior to joining the Conservative party.

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