Former Green Party by-election candidate apologises for sharing 'false flag' post

The Green Party said its erstwhile Makerfield by-election campaigner has apologised for sharing societal media posts which described an onslaught connected ambulances tally by a Jewish foundation arsenic a "false flag".

Chris Kennedy was announced arsenic the party's campaigner connected Thursday but withdrew hours later, with the Greens citing "personal and household reasons".

The Times paper aboriginal reported it had approached Kennedy astir societal media posts helium shared that were linked to the arson onslaught connected 4 ambulances operated by the foundation Hatzola successful Golders Green, northbound London.

A Green Party spokesperson said: "We person spoken to Chris astir these posts, and helium has present deleted them. He apologises for the offence caused."

They besides said the posts "don't bespeak the views of The Green Party".

According to The Times, 1 of posts shared by Mr Kennedy was an Instagram video which described the arrests of 2 men implicit the Golders Green incidental arsenic trying to "keep the mendacious emblem flying".

A mendacious emblem is simply a governmental oregon subject enactment carried retired with the volition of blaming an hostile for it.

The Green Party inactive insists Kennedy's withdrawal arsenic their campaigner successful Makerfield is owed to idiosyncratic and household reasons.

It was understood connected Thursday that Kennedy, a registered caregiver and children's safeguarding specialist, wanted to absorption connected the caring responsibilities of his family.

The by-election successful the Greater Manchester constituency connected 18 June was triggered by the resignation of Labour MP Josh Simons.

Simons said helium was stepping down to let Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham the accidental to contention the spot and, if successful, marque a instrumentality to Westminster arsenic an MP.

Green Party person Zack Polanski antecedently described Kennedy arsenic a "fantastic candidate" and said the by-election is astir "who is making the lawsuit for little bills, warmer and much affordable homes, and a greener and fairer economy".

The Greens mean to marque a determination astir a replacement campaigner connected Monday.

Five different parties person truthful acold announced their candidates: