A member of a pro-Gaza MP’s campaign team harassed his Labour rival with “inflammatory and offensive” language shouted from a megaphone during the election, a council investigation has found.

Ammar Anwar, who was a part of MP Iqbal Mohamed’s team in Dewsbury and Batley last summer, allegedly accused a Labour candidate of being a Zionist who supported genocide.

Heather Iqbal, the defeated Labour candidate, and her supporters subsequently complained of “intimidation, abuse and harassment” from Mr Mohamed’s backers in the run-up to polling day on July 4 2024. Two complaints against Mr Anwar were later upheld by the council’s standards committee.

The Telegraph has also obtained a video showing Mr Mohamed branding Sir Keir Starmer a “murderer” and the Conservatives “thieves”.

In his campaign video, Mr Mohamed, surrounded by six supporters, said he was standing “for our community, for Muslims, for Pakistanis, for Gujaratis, for English people, for all people”.

“I have one request for you, please do not give your vote to the murderer Starmer. And do not give it to the thieving Tories. Give it to the Independents. Vote Mohamed.”