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Labour council candidate suspended after 'Holocaust Hoax' article she shared is exposed

Belgica Guaña is no longer endorsed by the party following JC report

May 4, 2022 17:21
Belgica Guaña sadiq khan
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A Newham Labour councillor who shared an article that denied the Holocaust and claimed Adolf Hitler was “completely justified” in persecuting the Jews has been suspended from the party after the JC revealed her shocking post.

Belgica Guaña, who is standing for reelection, shared “The Holocaust Hoax and the Jewish Promotion of Peversity on Facebook in Febuary 2016, which was uncovered by Labour Against Antisemitism researchers.

Several hours after the JC broke the news, the Labour Party said Ms Guaña was no longer a candidate endorsed by the Labour Party.

It is understood that the councillor, who was first elected in 2018, has been administratively suspended pending investigation.