A Newport councillor says he has been driven away from social media due to the “nasty” comments he received after joking about the Prime Minister.
Cllr Miqdad Al-Nuaimi, who represents Stow Hill, has temporarily deleted his Twitter and Facebook accounts in order he says to protect his and his family’s privacy.
On a post on his now-deleted Facebook account Cllr Al-Nuaimi made a joke about the forecast for more storms.
He said: “In such cases, it seems the gods are unhappy with us.
“We need to placate them and plead for forgiveness.
“I suggest we also make a sacrifice by offering Boris’ head on a plate.”
He has since apologised for his post but it led to a series of negative comments.
Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Cllr Al-Nuaimi said the comments that had been made on social media in response to his joke had gone too far.
He said: “I’m taking a break from social media to spare my family the anguish arising from the nasty and untrue comments made.
“As for the Boris Johnson post, it was a joke, but one that I regret making.
"I apologise and have since deleted it.”
