Richard Holden attacked election candidates who campaigned for Palestine Britain is at risk of being taken over by dangerous sectarian politics, the Tory chairman warned last night.
His forthright comments in an article for the Daily Mail come as Rishi Sunak summons university vice-chancellors to Downing Street today to tell them to protect Jewish students from harassment, while pro-Palestinian protests spread from the streets of London to at least 11 campuses. Labour restored the party whip to MP Kate Osamor , who was suspended for declaring on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day that Israel's bombing of Gaza was 'genocide'Mr Holden warned: 'The spectre of sectarianism is seeping in as we see the fallout of the Gaza conflict spilling out – on to the streets of London, campus protests, and now in the ballot box.
After pro-Palestine candidate Akhmed Yakoob took almost 70,000 votes in the West Midlands mayoral contest, sparking fears he might deny Labour victory, opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer vowed to win back the trust of voters angry over his previous comments.
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