Labour 'Holocaust mongers' poster who was parliamentary candidate loses council race

A Labour prospective parliamentary candidate for Swindon North who shared an article about 'Holocaust-mongers' has failed to win a seat on Swindon Borough Council.

Kate Linnegar, who was investigated by Labour after being accused last year of sharing and liking a series of antisemitic social media posts, won 785 votes to the 1,086 secured by Conservative David Ibitoye.

Labour closed an investigation into Ms Linnegar’s social media activity in August 2018 after she denied all responsibility for the posts which had been sent from a "Swindon People’s Assembly" account that used her face as the profile picture.

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