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Ross Greer: Those were racist rioters. If you're burning the houses down of people who are not white, you are a racist rioter…

On the recordJune 10, 2026
Those were racist rioters. If you're burning the houses down of people who are not white, you are a racist rioter, you're a criminal, you are a scumbag.
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Ross Greer
Scottish Green Party

Editor's note · Context

Describing the actions of rioters in Belfast.

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