Submitted by daniel on Sat, 18/04/2026 - 07:00 Picture Image Description In a press release sent to Brixton Buzz, Labour has called on the Green Party to sack five candidates standing in local elections across the country, accusing them of making “racist, antisemitic” statements and peddling “dangerous conspiracy theories” on social media. The national communication (attached below) coincided with an article in The Spectator identifying Saiqa Ali, the Green candidate in Streatham St Leonard’s – the party’s strongest ward in Lambeth, where all three sitting councillors are currently Green – as having posted material on her Instagram account including: An image of a masked fighter apparently wearing a Hamas headband captioned ‘Long live the Resistance, Free Palestine’ The notorious Mear One mural that Jeremy Corbyn apologised for sharing in 2018, and A post stating ‘England has a government overrepresented with Zionist Jews.’ The five candidates named in the release are standing in Croydon, Lewisham, Haringey, Newcastle and Camden. Two further Green candidates in Havering and Lewisham have already withdrawn over separate social media posts. Following the Spectator article, Lambeth Labour included Brixton Buzz in a second open email, this time to Green Party leader Zack Polanski and Lambeth Green leader Cllr Scott Ainslie seeking assurances and calling for action. The unnamed author accused them of a ‘troubling and woeful lack of leadership both nationally and here in Lambeth.’ The Green Party has said nationally that it ‘will be investigating anything brought to our attention that doesn’t fit with Green Party values and views.’ Ali has issued an apology in which she said: “I apologise for any offence or distress caused to anyone by my social media posts. That was not my intention. I unequivocally reject antisemitism in all its forms. My comments were rooted in concern for the humanitarian situation in the Middle East, and I remain committed to speaking with care, responsibility and respect for everyone.” – Saiqa Ali, Green Party candidate, Streatham St Leonard’s. Labour’s attack letter in full Voter registration for the 7 May local elections closes at midnight on Monday 20 April. Residents can register at gov.uk/register-to-vote. Web Link Labour launches national attack on Green candidates over ‘racist and antisemiti… Brixton Buzz