SordyaMylor councillor caught in anti-Semitic rant at Truro ‘Great British Strike’ – Konseler Melor kechys yn predhek gorth-Semytek orth ‘Great British Strike’ Truru
Mylor Councillor Peter Lawrence was caught on film delivering an anti-Semitic, Holocaust-denying rant at the far-right Great British Strike in Truro on 24th May. He represents the British Democrats on Mylor Council after he took the seat unopposed earlier this year.
Kechys veu Peter Lawrence, Konseler Melor, war fylm ow ri predhek gorth-Semytek ow nagha’n Loskaberth orth an Great British Strike gordhyghow yn Truru an 24a Me. Ev a ganasedh Demokrats Vretennek yn Konsel Melor wosa kemeres an se dienebys a-varra hevlena.
Mylor Councillor Peter Lawrence was caught on film delivering an anti-Semitic, Holocaust-denying rant at the far-right Great British Strike in Truro on 24th May. He represents the British Democrats on Mylor Council after he took the seat unopposed earlier this year.
Video footage shows Lawrence answering “technically no” when asked whether antisemitism exists. It then captures him saying: “World Jewry declared war on Germany in the Second World War. They were bankrupting them from the Treaty of Versailles, they were blockading the food and everything. They were starving them. The Jews, who are communist, were responsible for a lot of problems in the Weimar Republic, were frustrating the efforts of the restoration of the German people to have self-determination…Hitler didn’t have a beef with the Jews. He just didn’t want them to disrupt what was going on.”
When asked whether “Hitler was right to kill so many Jews”, he replied: “From what I’ve read and the revisionist historians I have read, I cannot find a single order from Adolf Hitler calling for the execution of the Jews”.
Lawrence was then asked whether he believed in the Holocaust. He replied: “The Holocaust has been massively overexaggerated”. While Lawrence himself represents the British Democrats, the crowd was chanting “Reform UK” just moments before.
An unannounced counter demo, co-ordinated by Cornwall Resists, faced off against the far-right for several hours, standing their ground and outlasting the fascist presence in Truro, whilst doing successful outreach with shoppers out in Truro.
The Great British Strike, meanwhile, did nothing other than shout at counter protesters. They didn’t have any placards, any leaflets, they didn’t make any speeches and they didn’t march. Other than draping themselves in Union Jacks, no-one in Truro would have known why they were there.
A spokesperson for Cornwall Resists said: “The mask is off. This is the true face of Reform supporters. This is the ugly and dangerous racist hatred that was on display in Truro today. No-one in the crowd challenged or disagreed with Lawrence’s antisemitism. It was truly sickening and it was particularly sickening for the Jewish members of our group.
“This is fascism on our streets. The Great British Strike has tried to co-opt the language of working class solidarity for a racist, far-right agenda. We stand with refugees and migrants. We stand with the working class. We recognise that Cornwall is broken. But we know that it is wealthy second home owners, treating our home as their playground, that is causing our housing crisis. We know that Britain is broken. But we know that this is the fault of successive governments imposing savage austerity cuts and attacks on the most vulnerable people in society while the rich just get richer.
“We will not allow the devastating mess our country is in to be co-opted by hatred. We will hold the government to account for its actions. We will stand with our unions, in genuine strikes and working class solidarity.
“Each and every time fascists mobilise on our streets, we will be there resisting them. Cornwall is antifascist!”
Kechys veu Peter Lawrence, Konseler Melor, war fylm ow ri predhek gorth-Semytek ow nagha’n Loskaberth orth an Great British Strike gordhyghow yn Truru an 24a Me. Ev a ganasedh Demokrats Vretennek yn Konsel Melor wosa kemeres an se dienebys a-varra hevlena.
Gwydhyow a dhiskwedh Lawrence ow korthebi “na, yn teknegel” pan veu govynnys mars eus gorthsemytegieth. Ena kechys yw ev ow leverel: “Yedhowri an bys a dheklaryas bell war Almayn yn Nessa Bresel an Bys. Yth esens i orth aga bankskwattya a Gevambos Versailles, ow korheas an boos ha puptra. Yth esens i orth aga famya. An Yedhewon, hag yw kemynegoryon, yw charjys rag lies kudyn yn Repoblek Weimar, ow spralla assays dasserghyans an Almanyon rag omdhetermyans… Ny veu dhe Hitler kudyn gans an Yewdhewon. Mes ny vynnas ev i dhe woderri an pyth a hwarva.”
Pan veu govynnys mars o “Hitler ewn dhe ladha kemmys a Yedhewon”, ev a worthebis: “A’n pyth re redis hag a’n istorioryon daskwelek re redis, ny allav trovya gorhemmyn vyth a Adolf Hitler ow tervyn eksekutyans an Yedhewon”.
Y hwovynnas orth Lawrence mar kwra ev krysi y’n Loskaberth. Yn-medh ev: “An Losakaberth re beu worliwys yn feur dres eghen.” Kyn hwra Lawrence y honan kanasedhi an Dhemokrats Vretennek, yth esa an routh ow keurgana “Reform UK” polsow kyns.
Gorthfrotest andheklarys, kesordenys gans Kernow a Worthsev, a enebis an wordhyghow nebes ourys, ow sevel a’ga sav ha durya pella ages presens an faskoryon yn Truru, hag ynwedh gul ystynnans sewen gans prenassoryon yn Truru.
Byttegyns, ny wrug an Great British Strike tra vyth marnas garma orth gorthfrotestoryon. Nyns esa dhedha plakardys vyth, folenigow vyth, ny wrussons i arethow ha ny wrussons keskerdhes. A-der omvaylya yn Baneryow an Unyans, ny wodhvia nagonan yn Truro prag yth esens i ena.
Yn-medh leveryas a-barth Kernow a Worthsev: “Diwiskys yw an mask. Hemm yw an enep gwir a skoodhyoryon Reform. Hemm yw an kas hilgasek hager ha peryllus hag esa diskwedhys yn Truru hedhyw. Ny wrug nagonan y’n rought chalenjya po disakordya gans gorthsemytegieth Lawrence. Divlas yn hwir o ha divlas dres oll rag eseli Yewdhowek agan bagas.
“Hemm yw faskorieth y’gan stretys. An Great British Strike re assayas kibya an yeth a unveredh an renkas-oberi rag ajenda hilgasek gordhyghow. Ni a sev gans foesigyon ha divroegyon. Ni a sev gans an renkas-oberi. Ni a aswon bos Kernow terrys. Mes ni a wor bos perghenoryon wolusek kenkidh, ow tyghtya agan tre avel aga garth-gwari, yw skila agan barras annedhyans. Ni a wor bos Breten Veur terrys. Mes ni a wor y vos an fowt a wovernansow ow beghya tus an moyha goliadow y’n gemeneth gans omsettyansow ha treghow dibalster hag an wolusogyon ow kolusekhe.
“Ny wren ni gasa an strol distruwus mayth usi agan pow ynno dhe vos kibyes gans kas. Ni a wra gelwel an governans dhe ri akont rag y wriansow. Ni a wra sevel gans agan unyansow, yn astelyow ober gwir hag unveredh an renkas-oberi.
“Pupprys may hwra faskoryon kuntel lu war agan stretys, ni a vydh ena ow korthsevel. Kernow yw gorthfaskor!”
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Cornwall Resists on Instagram: "This is Mylor Councillor Peter Lawrence at the Great British Strike in Truro today The mask is off. This is the true face of Reform supporters. This is the ugly and dangerous racist hatred that was on display in Truro today. No-one in the crowd challenged or disagreed with Lawrence’s antisemitism. It was truly sickening and it was particularly sickening for the Jewish members of our group. This is fascism on our streets. The Great British Strike has tried to co-opt the language of working class solidarity for a racist far-right agenda. We stand with refugees and migrants. We stand with the working class. We recognise that Cornwall is broken. But we know that it is wealthy second home owners, treating our home as their playground, that is causing our housing crisis. We know that Britain is broken. But we know that this is the fault of successive governments imposing savage austerity cuts and attacks on the most vulnerable people in society while the rich just get richer. We will not allow the devastating mess our country is in to be co-opted by hatred. We will hold the government to account for its actions. We will stand with our unions, in genuine strikes and working class solidarity. Each and every time fascists mobilise on our streets, we will be there resisting them. We outstayed the fascists today and we will do the same every time they try to spew their hate in Kernow! Cornwall is antifascist!"
364 likes, 76 comments - cornwallresists on May 24, 2025: "This is Mylor Councillor Peter Lawrence at the Great British Strike in Truro today The mask is off. This is the true face of Reform supporters. This is the ugly and dangerous racist hatred that was on display in Truro today. No-one in the crowd challenged or disagreed with Lawrence’s antisemitism. It was truly sickening and it was particularly sickening for the Jewish members of our group. This is fascism on our streets. The Great British Strike has tried to co-opt the language of working class solidarity for a racist far-right agenda. We stand with refugees and migrants. We stand with the working class. We recognise that Cornwall is broken. But we know that it is wealthy second home owners, treating our home as their playground, that is causing our housing crisis. We know that Britain is broken. But we know that this is the fault of successive governments imposing savage austerity cuts and attacks on the most vulnerable people in society while the rich just get richer. We will not allow the devastating mess our country is in to be co-opted by hatred. We will hold the government to account for its actions. We will stand with our unions, in genuine strikes and working class solidarity. Each and every time fascists mobilise on our streets, we will be there resisting them. We outstayed the fascists today and we will do the same every time they try to spew their hate in Kernow! Cornwall is antifascist!".