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Trial of facts over ex-mayor's 'bigoted' tweets

Pat Marsh, a long-serving councillor in Harrogate, has been deemed unfit to stand trial.

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20 Aug 2026, 19:33 UTC
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20 Aug 2026, 16:18 UTC
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Pat Marsh, a long-serving councillor in Harrogate, has been deemed unfit to stand trial.
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    Trial of facts over ex-mayor's 'bigoted' tweets

    Pat Marsh, a long-serving councillor in Harrogate, has been deemed unfit to stand trial.

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25,046 bytes, private gzip evidence
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