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31 January 2017updated 02 Aug 2021 12:36pm

Meet the Orthodox Jewish candidate who wants to be Ukip’s first Manchester mayor

Shneur Odze is running against Andy Burnham in the metro mayor elections. 

By Kirstie McCrum

According to a 2015 YouGov poll, Ukip voters are more likely to agree with anti-Semitic statements than the Conservatives, Labour or Lib Dems. 

But from the close-fitting black skullcap perched atop his head to the full, free-flowing beard flecked with grey, Shneur Odze, Ukip’s candidate for Manchester Mayor, wears his Orthodox Judaism with pride.

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