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Tory candidate for Aberdeen North dropped over anti-Semitic comments
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News Date | Tuesday, November 19, 2019 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
Description | A Conservative party election candidate has been suspended over alleged anti-Semitic comments he made seven years ago.
Ryan Houghton, who was standing in the Aberdeen North constituency, confirmed his suspension on Monday after The National published the allegations.
He said the party had withdrawn support for his campaign while an investigation took place.
The Scottish Conservatives said the comments made were "unacceptable".
Mr Houghton released a statement on his Twitter feed, saying the comments were taken "out of context".
He said: "At the age of 20 on an online forum, I took part in a range of political discussions. These included terrorism, LGBT rights and anti-Semitism." |
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