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A SINGLE mother living in poverty has stood down as a candidate for the Greens in the upcoming general election amid accusations of anti-semitism on social media.
Maddison Wheeldon was selected last month to stand as the Green Party candidate in Warrington North.
But she was told by the Green Party regional council that they would no longer support her candidacy after an article emerged in The Telegraph, framing her as her anti-semitic.
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