Met police arrest two Green election candidates over alleged antisemitism
Key takeaways
- The borough is one of the Green party’s top targets in London for the local council elections.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleTwo women standing as Green party candidates in the local elections have been arrested over alleged antisemitic social media posts.
- The women, running in seats for Lambeth council, south London, were arrested by the Metropolitan police on Thursday morning.
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Lambeth town hall. The borough is one of the Green party’s top targets in London for the local council elections. Photograph: Jonathan Harbourne/Alamy View image in fullscreen Lambeth town hall. The borough is one of the Green party’s top targets in London for the local council elections. Photograph: Jonathan Harbourne/Alamy UK news Met police arrest two Green election candidates over alleged antisemitism Lambeth council candidates Saiqa Ali and Sabine Mairey understood to have been detained over social media posts
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleTwo women standing as Green party candidates in the local elections have been arrested over alleged antisemitic social media posts.
The women, running in seats for Lambeth council, south London, were arrested by the Metropolitan police on Thursday morning.