Former Conservative London Mayor candidate Susan Corridor is the topic of a Metropolis Corridor code of conduct grievance for current social media exercise
Social media output by Conservative London Meeting member (AM) and former mayoral candidate Susan Corridor attacking Sir Sadiq Khan has prompted a grievance to the Higher London Authority’s monitoring officer, who has a statutory accountability for guaranteeing that Metropolis Corridor politicians adhere to its Code of Conduct, together with by investigating potential illegality.
The grievance has been submitted by Labour AM Leonie Cooper in relation to Corridor responding to an AI-generated picture depicting the Mayor drowning at sea by suggesting “a ULEZ digicam” needs to be thrown to him.
The picture was initially posted by a far-right activist and prolific poster on X who describes himself as a “patriot” defending free speech and expresses assist for Reform UK, whose chief, Nigel Farage has vowed to switch the Tories. He requested his followers what they’d “throw to avoid wasting Khan”, prompting Corridor to publish her comment.
In a press release, Cooper mentioned “these feedback and pictures are unacceptable and any politician ought to be capable to see that”. Whereas emphasising her view that political disagreements and sturdy debate are “very important to the democratic course of,” Cooper added that “reposting, sharing and making jokes about AI generated imagery which depicts violence towards politicians is past the pale”.
Corridor, who chairs the Meeting’s police and crime committee, misplaced final yr’s mayoral election to Khan by eleven share factors following a marketing campaign which prominently featured a pledge to put off the Labour incumbent’s enlargement of the ULEZ – the Extremely-Low Emission Zone – to cowl the entire of Higher London.
She obtained criticism throughout the marketing campaign for previous social media posts, together with an endorsement of a fellow X-user who cited Enoch Powell for instance of how you can “get London again” and a reposting with thanks of far-right agitator Katie Hopkins describing Khan, a Muslim, because the “mayor of Londonistan”.
Extra lately, Corridor has used X to specific assist for Rupert Lowe MP, who’s presently suspended by Reform following claims about his conduct, which he denies. Different interventions on X by Corridor this yr embrace reposting a declare by nationalist-populist activist David Atherton that Southport homicide Axel Rudakubana “most likely was a Muslim terrorist”. The chief constable of Merseyside had beforehand advised MPs that this was not the case.
Corridor has additionally endorsed the view that businessman and Reform backer Charlie Mullins OBE was a sufferer of “free speech” double requirements after he he was rebuked for “bringing the honours system into disrepute” by suggesting on X that “somebody ought to kill” Khan over the ULEZ enlargement coverage.
Khan has lengthy obtained round the clock police safety as a result of excessive variety of threats he receives, lots of them associated to his Muslim religion, each from far-right and Islamist extremists.
Cooper’s grievance about Corridor pertains to a “normal obligation” underneath the Code of Conduct to “deal with others with respect” and to keep away from conduct “which might moderately be considered bringing your workplace or Authority into dispute”.
She factors out that Corridor pinned her “ULEZ digicam” comment to the highest of her X feed, guaranteeing its excessive prominence, and that it attracted various “abhorrent” feedback. “I hope Meeting Member Susan Corridor takes the chance to mirror and apologise,” she mentioned.
The Conservative London Meeting group has been approached for remark.
Up to date, 10 April 2025 at 07:27.
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