Susan Corridor, the Conservative candidate for London mayor, is reported to have appreciated tweets praising controversial former minister Enoch Powell.
Ms Corridor, who will go up towards Labour’s Sadiq Khan within the mayoral election subsequent Might, appreciated a message in February 2020 quoting the far-right, anti-immigration politician as saying: “It is by no means too late to save lots of your nation,” in accordance Hope Not Hate.
The tweet, uncovered by the marketing campaign group, additionally included the phrase: “It is by no means too late to get London again!”
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The Tory candidate can be stated to have appreciated tweets calling Mr Khan a “traitor rat” and “our nipple top mayor of Londonistan”.
Others seems to counsel the London mayor would endorse electoral corruption, with one alleging Mr Khan is “begging for Londoners to do a Tower Hamlets postal vote for Might subsequent yr and everyone knows how that works”.
In response, Mr Khan advised ITV Information that the views of his Conservative rival are “questionable”.
He stated: “I do not suppose Londoners need someone who helps Enoch Powell or Donald Trump,” he stated.
“I personally don’t love Enoch Powell or Donald Trump’s views. The truth 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 Corridor, a London Meeting member, was chosen by the Conservatives to tackle Mr Khan in subsequent yr’s mayoral election – a choice which shocked many as a result of 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 generally known as Twitter – additionally comprises 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 Corridor’s marketing campaign advised Sky Information that the mayoral candidate “engages with many individuals on Twitter with out endorsing them”.
“Londoners need a mayor who listens to individuals and offers with the bread-and-butter points that matter to them – making our streets safer and placing extra money again in individuals’s pockets,” the spokesperson stated.
“As mayor, Susan will ship that.”
Ms Corridor was chosen by London Conservative celebration members to problem Mr Khan in subsequent yr’s London mayoral election in July.
As a member of the London Meeting for 5 years, she isn’t any stranger to Metropolis Corridor and has usually confronted off towards the present chief at Mayor’s Query Time.
Her tagline is “Safer with Susan” and through the choice race, she referred to as herself “the candidate Sadiq Khan fears essentially the most”.
