The Green Party in Newcastle has dropped support for two more candidates due to alleged antisemitic social media posts, as the party faces a series of controversies over candidate vetting ahead of local elections.

Newcastle Green Party withdrew endorsements for candidates Philip Brookes (Manor Park) and Mohammed Suleman (Arthur's Hill) on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, amid allegations of antisemitic social media posts, including an image branding Israel 'a bunch of Polish, Russian, Hungarian terrorists killing Palestinian people for 76 years' and a reposted TikTok video claiming Jewish POWs buried Soviet prisoners alive; the party had also previously withdrawn support for candidate Tina Ion (Blakelaw and Cowgate), though all three will still appear as Greens on ballot papers on Thursday, May 7.