Labour councillor Ricky Jones cleared he tells jury he accidentally called for mass throat slitting

Labour councillor Ricky Jones has been cleared of inciting violence by telling a crowd to slit the throats of his opponents after he claimed he said the words by accident. Jones, 58, addressed supporters through a PA system in the wake of the disturbances following the murder of the three girls in Southport last year. They cheered as shouted into a microphone: ‘We need to cut their throats and get rid of them’ while making a slashing gesture across his…