Mayor of Bath resigns after posts suggesting London ambulance fires were Israeli ‘false flag’

Officers were called to Highfield Road in Golders Green on 23 March after receiving reports of ambulances on fire near the Machzike Hadath synagogue. Photograph: Guy Bell/Shutterstock

The Liberal Democrat mayor of Bath has resigned after sharing social media posts that suggested a recent arson attack on Jewish community ambulances was staged by Israel.

Bharat Pankhania had shared posts on his personal X account about the attack on the four ambulances run by Hatzola, a volunteer-led ambulance service, in north-west London.