David Burgess-Joyce
David Burgess-Joyce (born 25 February 1964) was the Chief Officer of Merseyside Police Special Constabulary. He served as a special constable (volunteer police officer) since 1982 and rose through the ranks to be confirmed in the post on 1 January 2011.[citation needed]
During his career with Merseyside Police, Burgess-Joyce has been recognised as an exceptional leader by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and the National Policing Improvement Agency.[citation needed] He has led nationally on recruitment standards and performance measurement, and is a founder member of the Association of Special Constabulary Chief Officers.[citation needed]
In 2015, Burgess-Joyce was elected a councillor in the Wirral.[1] He was re-elected in 2019.[2] He attracted significant criticism in July 2019 when, in a Twitter post, he compared black Labour MP David Lammy to a Ku Klux Klan member in defence of Donald Trump's tweets against 4 Congresswomen of ethnic origin.[3][4] He was suspended by the Tory leader of the council pending action by the local party group. He was reinstated in February 2020.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor David Burgess-Joyce". democracy.wirral.gov.uk. 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Election results for Greasby, Frankby and Irby, 2 May 2019". democracy.wirral.gov.uk. 2 May 2019.
- ^ a b Thorp, Liam (17 July 2019). "Tory Councillor suspended after comparing black MP David Lammy to Ku Klux Klan". liverpoolecho.
- ^ a b "Ku Klux Klan tweet row councillor suspended". 17 July 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.