Tory election candidate suspended over Facebook posts about ‘invasion of Islam’ and ‘stoning’ refugees

Stuart Peach was standing to be elected as a Conservative councillor in Ashfield, where the party’s deputy chairman, Lee Anderson, is the local MP

Suspended Tory candidate Stuart Peach Peach repeatedly referred to asylum seekers crossing the channel as ‘invaders’ (PA)

A Tory candidate for the local elections has been suspended after posting on Facebook about an “invasion of Islam” and “stoning migrants”.

Stuart Peach was standing to be elected as a Conservative councillor in Ashfield, where the party’s deputy chairman Lee Anderson is the local MP.

But social media posts from 2019 have been unearthed which reportedly show Mr Peach referring to asylum seekers crossing the channel as “invaders”.