Tory councillors have been reprimanded over a “negative and vindictive” election campaign thought to have triggered online antisemitic abuse against a rival candidate, following an independent QC-led inquiry ordered by Conservative head office.
In the run-up to a 2020 by-election in Hertfordshire’s Hertsmere Council, a fake newspaper front page alleging Labour candidate Dan Ozarow supported Hezbollah appeared on an electronic billboard outside the railway station in commuter town Borehamwood.
