Stoke-on-Trent Central candidate jailed for race hate crimes

A parliamentary candidate who praised Hitler on a blog has been jailed.

Barbara Fielding-Morriss, 79, was convicted of three counts of stirring up racial hatred at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court in June.

The self-confessed white supremacist and anti-Semite stood as an independent for the city central constituency in 2017's election.

Judge Mr Recorder Julian Taylor said he found her attitude during the trial "sinister".

She was jailed for 12 months.

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