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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Dan Haygarth

Reform councillor who said Holocaust was a ‘hoax’ quits party days after being elected

A Reform councillor who claimed the Holocaust was a “hoax” has apologised for his comments and quit the party just days after being elected.

Jay Cooper was elected to represent the Bootle West ward on Sefton Council in Merseyside at last week’s local elections, winning 705 votes standing for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

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