Green by-election candidate – who quit after just 12 hours – apologises for Jewish ambulance attack post
Chris Kennedy, the Green Party's candidate for the Makerfield by-election, has apologized after sharing controversial social media posts regarding an attack on Jewish ambulances. He withdrew from the race just hours after his announcement, citing personal reasons. The Green Party stated that his views do not reflect their stance and confirmed his withdrawal.
- ▪Chris Kennedy was announced as the Green Party candidate for the Makerfield by-election but withdrew within nine hours.
- ▪He faced backlash for sharing a post that referred to an attack on Jewish ambulances as a 'false flag'.
- ▪The Green Party emphasized that Kennedy's views do not align with their principles and he has since deleted the posts.
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NewsUKUK PoliticsGreen by-election candidate – who quit after just 12 hours – apologises for Jewish ambulance attack postChris Kennedy was announced to be running for the Greens on Thursday morning, but the party confirmed he had dropped out some nine hours later, citing ‘personal and family reasons’Millie Cooke Political Correspondent Friday 22 May 2026 08:55 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove…
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