Susan Hall: Tory London mayoral candidate appreciated tweets praising Enoch Powell
Susan Hall, the Conservative candidate for London mayor, is reported to have appreciated tweets praising controversial former minister Enoch Powell.
Ms Hall, who will go up in opposition to Labour’s Sadiq Khan within the mayoral election subsequent May, appreciated a message in February 2020 quoting the far-right, anti-immigration politician as saying: “It’s never too late to save your country,” in accordance Hope Not Hate.
The tweet, uncovered by the marketing campaign group, additionally included the phrase: “It’s never too late to get London back!”
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The Tory candidate can also be mentioned to have appreciated tweets calling Mr Khan a “traitor rat” and “our nipple height mayor of Londonistan”.
Others seems to recommend the London mayor would endorse electoral corruption, with one alleging Mr Khan is “begging for Londoners to do a Tower Hamlets postal vote for May next year and we all know how that works”.
The tweet appreciated by Susan Hall. Credit: Hope Not Hate
In response, Mr Khan instructed ITV News that the views of his Conservative rival are “questionable”.
He mentioned: “I don’t think Londoners want somebody who supports Enoch Powell or Donald Trump,” he mentioned.
“I personally don’t like Enoch Powell or Donald Trump’s views. The fact that this Tory does, speaks volumes.”
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Powell was a extremely controversial determine of his time, notably for his infamous “Rivers of Blood” speech in 1968, which warned of the perceived risks of immigration.
Ms Hall, a London Assembly member, was chosen by the Conservatives to tackle Mr Khan in subsequent yr’s mayoral election – a call which shocked many resulting from her low profile and far-right views.
Enoch Powell pictured in 1969, the yr after his well-known ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech
Her account on X – beforehand referred to as Twitter – additionally incorporates obvious endorsements of Donald Trump, together with his declare that he misplaced the presidential election in 2020 to Joe Biden due to voter fraud.
A spokesperson for Ms Hall’s marketing campaign instructed Sky News that the mayoral candidate “engages with many people on Twitter without endorsing them”.
“Londoners want a mayor who listens to people and deals with the bread-and-butter issues that matter to them – making our streets safer and putting more money back in people’s pockets,” the spokesperson mentioned.
“As mayor, Susan will deliver that.”
Ms Hall was chosen by London Conservative party members to problem Mr Khan in subsequent yr’s London mayoral election in July.
As a member of the London Assembly for 5 years, she isn’t any stranger to City Hall and has commonly confronted off in opposition to the present chief at Mayor’s Question Time.
Her tagline is “Safer with Susan” and in the course of the choice race, she known as herself “the candidate Sadiq Khan fears the most”.