Party apologises for posts shared by Chris Kennedy about Jewish ambulance attacks and says he has dropped out for personal reasons The Green party’s candidate for the Makerfield byelection has withdrawn from the ballot within hours of being announced. Chris Kennedy was announced to be running in the seat for the Greens on Thursday morning, but nine hours later the party said he had dropped out, citing “personal and family reasons”. The Times reported it had approached Kennedy about a series of social media posts he had shared about an attack on Jewish ambulances in north London in April. An Instagram video shared by Kennedy described the arrests of two men over the incident as “total bullshit to keep the false flag flying”, the paper reported. He also reportedly shared a post by a user named Hugh Anthony, a self-described “proud ethno-nationalist”, which said the response to the Golders Green arson attack in March made “no sense”. A Green party spokesperson said: “These posts don’t reflect the views of the Green party. We have spoken to Chris about these posts, and he has now deleted them. He apologises for the offence caused.” Kennedy was chosen by local party members. According t
May 22, 2026 → May 22, 2026
The Green Party said its former Makerfield by-election candidate has apologised for sharing social media posts which described an attack on ambulances run by a Jewish charity as a "false flag". Chris Kennedy was announced as the party's…
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The Green Party said its former Makerfield by-election candidate has apologised for sharing social media posts which described an attack on ambulances run by a Jewish charity as a "false flag". Chris Kennedy was…
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The Green Party said its former Makerfield by-election candidate has apologised for sharing social media posts which described an attack on ambulances run by a Jewish charity as a "false flag". Chris Kennedy was announced as the party's…
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