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Labour picks member accused of antisemitism as local election candidate

EXCLUSIVE: Three candidates running for seats on a Devon council shared allegedly antisemitic material, raising doubts over vetting procedures

April 7, 2019 14:01
Dani Passmore shared an image claiming there 'are only nine countries left in the world without a Rothschild central bank'
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A Labour Party member has been picked to stand as a candidate in next month's local government elections despite being the subject of complaints over her seven year long record of posting openly antisemitic material on social media.

Virginia Keyes was exposed by Countdown presenter Rachel Riley only last month for repeatedly sharing extreme anti-Jewish material along with far-right 'new world order' conspiracy theories since 2012.

But the JC can reveal that Ms Keyes, who is known as 'Ginny',  was last Thursday confirmed as one of Labour's candidates to fight the May 2 elections for Torbay Council in Devon.

Labour sources confirmed on Sunday that Ms Keyes has now been suspended by the Party - but after the April 4 deadline for declaring candidates.