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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Ruby Gregory

Green candidate apologises for sharing 'harmful' social media posts about Jewish people

A Green Party candidate standing in the upcoming local elections in Lambeth has apologised after sharing social media posts which said Donald Trump is “owned by Jews” and spreading misinformation about the 9/11 terror attacks.

Saiqa Ali, who is a Lambeth Green Party candidate for Streatham St Leonard’s ward, apologised “for any offence or distress caused to anyone by my social media posts”, adding that it was not her intention.

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