The Green Party says it has blocked a "small number" of election candidates after an investigation into their online activity. The party was still examining previous social media posts hours before nominations closed at 16.00 BST on Friday. It was already known that four candidates are not running, after a probe into reports of antisemitic or extreme comments. Co-leader Adrian Ramsay told the BBC on Thursday that four candidates were "no longer standing," without specifying whether they had been dropped or withdrew themselves. It comes as The Times reports party officials were examining nearly 20 candidates over online material on Thursday night, less than 24 hours before the deadline.

Source: The Times June 07, 2024 17:08 UTC