Two Green Party candidates were arrested this morning on suspicion of stirring up racial hatred after allegedly posting anti-Semitic comments online.
The Metropolitan Police detained the two politicians in London under section 19 of the Public Order Act before taking them into custody for questioning.
It comes after two Jewish men were stabbed yesterday in a terror attack in Golders Green, North London. A 45-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder.
The Metropolitan Police and Green Party have both been contacted for comment.
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A poster for the Green Party is photographed this week before the local elections on May 7
