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A Tory election candidate has been suspended over allegations that she posted anti-Islamic remarks on Facebook.

Roxana Iancu, 30, was to stand for the Conservatives in Glasgow City Council’s Govan ward at the local elections in May.

Iancu, who is Jewish Romanian and campaigns against anti-Semitism, denied writing the anti-Islamic remarks.

She said: “I was contacted by Kyle Thornton, chairman of Glasgow Conservative Association, and he told me that I was being deselected and suspended.”

Iancu, who was previously an SNP supporter who campaigned for Scottish independence in 2014, added: “I am absolutely not anti-Islam. I have many friends who are Muslims and I respect them and all religions.”

A Conservative Party spokesman said: “The candidate was suspended following unacceptable and offensive remarks made online.”

Iancu came to Scotland three years ago. She lives in Govan and works as a carer.

She said she now intends to look into whether she can stand for the council as an independent candidate.