Reform councillor resigns after being filmed making racist remarks

Alan Feeney, who sat on Solihull and Birmingham councils, said there was ‘no excuse’ for his comments

Alan Feeney has resigned as a Reform councillor for Solihull and Birmingham after backlash over racist comments that were captured in an undercover investigation.

In a Facebook post on Friday, Feeney wrote: “There is no excuse for my comments. With responsibility comes accountability, and it is for that reason that I have resigned every post I hold on both Solihull borough council and Birmingham city council.”