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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Rachael Burford

‘Smear’ row hits Labour: Councillor accuses party staff of putting false racism claims on his official file

A London councillor has claimed Labour staff placed “false” racism allegations on his official party file in a bid to smear him - and says he fears it is being done to others.

Tanweer Khan, who has represented the Mayfield ward in Redbridge since 2022, was briefly suspended from the Labour Party following accusations he had made anti-Semitic posts attacking “Jewish-owned” social media businesses.

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