SDLP Foyleside Councillor Lilian Seenoi-Barr
Among those attacking SDLP Cllr Barr are American far right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who in 2022 was ordered to pay £1.2 billionn for falsely claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.
Said the Foyle MP: “The racially motivated attacks on Lilian over the weekend and today have been coordinated by far-right political actors Hell bent on spreading misinformation to fuel their own appalling ideology.
“These people don’t care about places like Derry and Strabane, they don’t care about the people who live here and have made a home for their families here.
“The hate at the heart of their politics could not stand more starkly against the compassion that Lilian has shown for the people of Derry, people across this island and those in need even further afield.
“Lilian will be an excellent Mayor precisely because she cares deeply about people regardless of their background, she is fearless in her advocacy and she works every single day to bring communities closer together.
“We will not be cowed by people like Alex Jones or his band of hate. We’ve got Lilian’s back – that is not going to change.”
