Breaking: Tonight we are exposing the racist tweets of a Conservative city councillor. Rick Payne, an ex soldier, who represents #Kingstanding, is behind an anonymised account full of racist slurs and calls to ‘take our country back’. THREAD Working with @hopenothate we found Payne, 59, has shared multiple messages referring to Islam as a dangerous religion and pressing for people to ‘take Britain back’. He speaks of a ‘civil uprising’ on the way and says ‘blood will spill’. 2/

Birmingham's families are about to get one huge, collective smack in the face, via @bhamcitycouncil and @luhc - lost services, closed community venues and council tax rises, and hundreds will lose their jobs..THREAD /1 @BhamCityCouncil @luhc But we are no nearer to seeing anyone held accountable for the multiple failures that have occurred, and a promised judge led inquiry has been kicked into the long grass. Brummies need answers - esp if they are about to take the fall for the mistakes and failure of others. /2