Investigation launched after Merseyside council worker’s ‘racist’ rant on viral video
Sefton Council said it is investigating after one of its workers was seen on a viral video ranting about immigration and making racist comments.
The council said it received a report from a concerned individual who flagged the video, and after reviewing the footage, confirmed the man is one of its staff members, and called what he said ‘racist’ and ‘divisive’.
The video was uploaded and published to YouTube on December 4, 2025, by content creator, EmanRTN, who is seen in Liverpool city centre, asking people a series of general knowledge questions, but also covers other topics such as the state of the nation.
Approximately 51 seconds into the footage, the YouTuber starts speaking to a man sitting down on Lord Street. The man is wearing a Sefton Council high-vis uniform and, later on in the video, appears to be drinking a can of lager.
The YouTube clip lasts approximately eight minutes and 43 seconds, and includes various members of the general public attempting to answer the questions put to them by the presenter. The interaction with the council worker makes up the majority of the interactions shown in the video, and he appears five times.
EmanRTN also packaged up the footage and published videos on Instagram and TikTok, and has more than one million followers across all of his social media channels. The video in Liverpool has more than 1m views across all channels and has garnered thousands of comments.
Not all of the exchange between the YouTuber and the council worker is covered in the video, due to the editing, but the conversation is framed around the issue of immigration. The man is seen to become increasingly animated before apologising for his tone, eventually holding up a can of lager and admitting “I’ve had a bevy”.
There are two clips that show the presenter attempting to move the topic of conversation onto general knowledge, as the presenter asks about the number of countries in the United Kingdom, and which continent it is located. After failing to come up with an answer for either query, the council worker then resumes his commentary on the immigration issue.
The comments which Sefton Council have reviewed include its staff member saying: “I feel like getting on a boat, getting to Dover, come over, paint myself f***ing black and get everything for free. It’s disgusting, I’m ready for a civil war.”
Expressing his views on asylum seekers, he continued: “This is a secret army coming in. This is nothing to do with them being in war torn countries and all that crap. That’s a load of bullsh*t.”
He added: “They’re coming here to kill us, to take over our country, and our government are allowing it. It’s sick.”
He concluded: “They’re coming here to destroy our country, not fight for our country, destroy our country, and when I see them now, I’m ready for a civil war.”
Referring to the footage, a spokesperson for the local authority said: “We’re aware of the video and the matter is being dealt with internally.
“The comments are racist and in no way reflect the views of Sefton Council.
“Our borough is one that is diverse and inclusive and the focus should be on all the good work taking place in our communities to foster good relations, and not the views of an individual that only serves to cause division.”