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Colin Kennedy is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) councillor in Northern Ireland who has drawn national attention following controversial remarks made during a council debate on the Israel-Gaza conflict.

His comments, which prompted complaints and a formal standards investigation, resulted in a three-month suspension after being found to breach the councillors’ code of conduct.

The case has sparked broader discussion around political speech, accountability, and the boundaries of acceptable discourse in public office across the UK and Europe.

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24 04, 2026

DUP Councillor Suspended Over Remarks Linking LGBTQ Community to Hamas

By |2026-04-24T21:21:00-07:00April 24th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics Europe, World LGBT News|Tags: , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics Europe BANGOR, NI — (April 24, 2026) — A councillor from the Democratic Unionist Party has been suspended for three months following a standards investigation into remarks made during a council debate that linked the LGBTQ community to support for Hamas. The decision stems from comments [...]

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