Labour councillor suspended from the party after describing Pride marchers as ‘evil’ on social media

LGBT Labour’s co-chairs described the councillor’s posts as 'offensive, distasteful and homophobic', adding: 'These comments have no place in modern society'

Participants hold up a giant rainbow flag on the parade route from Baker Street to Whitehall (Getty)

A Labour councillor has been suspended from the party after it emerged she had described Pride marchers as “evil” and likened them to paedophiles in a series of incendiary social media posts.

Chika Amadi, who has represented Edgware on Harrow Council since 2014, also shared a post on her Facebook page from the President of Gambia, declaring: “Homosexuality is anti-humanity. I have never seen a homosexual chicken, or turkey. If you are convicted of homosexuality in this country, there will be no mercy for offenders. We will put you in the female wing of the prison.”

According to Pink News, Ms Amadi also shared posts from an anti-LGBT website. In one social media post on Twitter – responding to an image of Pride parade marchers “traumatising” a young girl – she wrote: “Nothing but paedophilia being labelled liberalism adults polluting children with their senselessness.”

She continued: “Evil. If you walk around naked in front of my children for whatever depraved reason, the Consuming Fire God I serve will put you to sudden sleep.”

Responding to the posts, Conservative minister Margot James said: “These homophobic comments by a sitting Labour councillor are completely unacceptable and wrong.”

But shortly after the posts emerged, a Labour Party spokesperson released a statement, adding: “Chika Amadi has been suspended from the Labour Party pending an investigation.”

LGBT Labour’s co-chairs, Ian Dylan Thomas and Sarah Kerton, described the councillor’s posts as “offensive, distasteful and homophobic”, adding: “These comments have no place in modern society”.

On her Facebook page, Ms Amdi also said: “Recently one respectable man in my constituency questioned me on my faith especially on homosexuality... I warned him not to try me next time."

When she received a reply to her post claiming that “vultures will eat their flesh”, Ms Amadi added: “Amen. Thanks you for standing with me and others in that circumstance.”

Speaking to Pink News, Chris Ward, a committee member of LGBT Humanists, told the website: “Whist it is plain and clear that this councillor’s views are not that of the wider Labour Party, which has a proud history of championing LGBT+ rights, it is an example of how religious privilege allows such individuals and exemption on horrifically homophobic views in what is otherwise a progressive political party.

“Homophobia is homophobia. It harms people whether or not it’s done under the auspices of religious belief and it’s up to political parties to treat is just as seriously.”