UK: Councillor to undergo equalities training for anti-Jewish comments

Via Press & Journal:

An Inverness councillor who made allegedly anti-Semitic remarks is to undergo equalities training.

Norrie Donald, who represents Inverness Ness-side, will also step down as a member of a number of council committees.

The agreement comes after a meeting between the leader of the opposition, Carolyn Wilson, and senior figures in the administration, who raised concerns about Mr Donald’s reported comments.

He was said to have made derogatory comments in connection with Tesco axeing more than 40 planned UK stores, and allegedly referred to the grocery giant as being owned by a Jewish family who lived in “the lap of luxury in Switzerland”. He is also reported to have said he would not mind if the company collapsed.

Mr Donald later apologised for the comments.