International firm CMS has strongly condemned a series of comments purportedly made online by a human resources manager.
Dan Cooper had announced earlier this month that he would be standing as the Reform UK candidate for Boston Central in the upcoming Lincolnshire County Council election.
But tweets subsequently emerged purportedly from Cooper’s account making negative comments about Muslims, diversity and transgender people. He said he hated Islam and described it as a ‘barbaric cult’. Cooper also tweeted that being transgender was ‘nothing more than a mental illness’.
Cooper’s X profile had described him as an international senior HR business partner and had stated that he worked for CMS, albeit that all views expressed were his own.
His X profile, Facebook and Linkedin page, which reportedly listed him as a ‘wellbeing ambassador’, have all been deleted or removed. It is understood he no longer works for CMS.
In a statement, the firm said: ‘We took prompt and decisive action as soon as we learnt about the nature of the individual’s offensive remarks on social media. The views expressed on their personal social media accounts are their own and do not represent those of the firm. At CMS we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our colleagues and we will be supporting all the individuals affected by this.’
