Overview
- Party leaders said they are investigating several candidates and asking them to delete posts after reports flagged racist language, defenses of Hamas, and Holocaust-distorting content.
- Hau-Yu Tam, a senior Lewisham Green councillor, called Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy a 'coconut' in a deleted X post, prompting Labour figures to urge leader Zack Polanski to suspend her.
- A Jewish News investigation reported that Camden candidate Aziz Hakimi shared posts blaming 9/11 on 'Zionists', pushing a 'false flag' claim about an arson attack in Golders Green, and circulating a video alleging the Old Testament orders Jews to kill children; the party says it condemns Hamas and is speaking to candidates.
- Further scrutiny has focused on Islington candidate Jo Dowbor, who questioned UK sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and was pictured in a T‑shirt reading 'The Malvinas belong to Argentina'.
- The Greens say the nominations deadline has passed, which limits removing candidates before local elections as the party races to improve vetting during a fast‑growing campaign.