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Exclusive: Labour MP hopeful said she would 'celebrate' deaths of Blair, Netanyahu

Coventry South candidate Zarah Sultana also wrote of her support for “violent resistance” by Palestinians

November 4, 2019 14:09
Zarah Sultana
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Labour’s General Election candidate for Coventry South bragged she would “celebrate” the deaths of Tony Blair and Benjamin Nentanayu - and also wrote of her support for “violent resistance” by Palestinians.

Zarah Sultana, a paid Labour staffer and West Midlands regional campaigner, was selected last week as the official candidate from a shortlist of just two candidates.

The selection of Ms Sultana came amid controversy that national party officials had used emergency ‘snap election’ rules to produce a longlist for the seat, circumventing the local party.

Despite Labour’s claim to have carried out proper due diligence on all election candidates, Ms Sultana’s history of making hugely controversial and inflammatory statements on social media seems to have been overlooked.