A ‘crackpot’ Lib Dem candidate has been suspended by his party. It comes after Facebook posts describing anti-semitism as a ‘fraud’ and claiming the home secretary’s background made for a ‘cocktail of hatred’ - reportedly posted from his social media account - came to light.
Fezan Khalid, who is due to stand for election to Rochdale council in May, is now barred from campaigning as a Lib Dem pending the result of an internal investigation. It is possible he could be expelled from the party, despite being on the ballot paper for the Smallbridge and Firgrove ward. His suspension is to be enforced by the local party, which says it ‘welcomes the decision’.
It comes after political blog Guido Fawkes reported on screenshots from Mr Khalid’s Facebook account, branding him a ‘crackpot council candidate’. They appear to reference ‘antisemitic fraud’ in May 2021. The post reads ‘the Jews that created Zionism/Communism and then Israel are Ashkenazi jews (European Jews).They are not semitic Jews but white European caucasian Jews'.
