Reform candidate wins Sefton Council seat amid scrutiny over Holocaust-hoax comments
A Reform UK candidate has won a seat on Sefton Council while facing scrutiny over earlier social media comments in which he allegedly described the Holocaust as a hoax.Jay Cooper won one of three seats in Bootle West ward with 705 votes.The comments under review include a deleted Facebook post from last September in which Cooper responded to another user by saying: "I don't agree with him murdering innocent people.But the Hallocaust [sic] is a hoax.There wasn't [sic] even 6 million Jews in Europe at the time.Propaganda." Other posts attributed to Cooper have also drawn attention, including claims linking Labour... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 08 May 2026 21:01 LONDON
