Dewsbury election candidate faced 'intimidation'
A candidate who contested a Yorkshire constituency in the general election has told the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ about the "abuse and intimidation" she faced on the campaign trail. Heather Iqbal, who ran in Dewsbury and Batley, even said she was followed by a man in a van who screamed insults at her. She said the abuse amounted to harassment and that many of the comments were motivated by her stance on Gaza, as she was called a "genocide agent" and "child murderer". The seat was won by independent Iqbal Mohamed, who won support from pro-Palestinian voters but who has condemned the behaviour his opponent endured.
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