Labour Councillor Criticised for Posting "Kill The King" on Facebook

A Labour Councillor from Wales has been come under fire over his Facebook post using the words "kill the king", but insisted he wasn't referring to King Charles.

The Glyn-y-Marl Ward Labour Councillor posted the song onto his Facebook 'story' on Thursday, together with a photo of Conwy Castle – five days after King Charles III was crowned. Cllr Jones said Facebook then automatically added the song's lyrics to the post, which has since been removed.

The Glyn-y-Marl ward Labour councillor's post read "Kill the King, Tear Him Down, Kill the King, yeah, Strike him Down."

Jones' post was then shared on Twitter by an angry constituent, who tagged Labour leader Keir Starmer in the tweet, but Jones defended the post, insisting it was not referencing King Charles III, but Edward I, who reigned between 1272 and 1307.

He explained "I've got a councillor page, which is usually information, but this was my personal Facebook page. I think most people know King Edward built this castle to help rule over north and mid-Wales, hence my use of the song Kill the King, which is a medieval-type soundtrack. So it has nothing to do with our present King Charles III. When I posted this yesterday, which was May 11, King Charles was never in my mind."

He added "The only thing that was in my mind was that it was a lovely picture of Conwy Castle and that Conwy Castle was built by Edward I."

A spokeswoman for Conwy County Council said "The post has been made by the councillor in his personal capacity and is not linked to Conwy County Borough Council in any way."