A parish councillor mired in a controversy concerning alleged Holocaust denial at a Truro event has been reported to Devon and Cornwall Police by Cornwall Council.

Mylor’s Peter Lawrence made national headlines when he was caught on camera at a rally on Truro’s Lemon Quay last month, making comments which have been condemned as antisemitic.

The member of the far-right British Democratic Party refused to resign as a councillor at an extraordinary meeting of Mylor Parish Council last Thursday. The meeting heard that the council does not have the power to dismiss a councillor, but individual parish councillors and members of the public could report Cllr Lawrence to Cornwall Council’s monitoring officer for a possible code of conduct breach.

A Cornwall Council spokesperson has since revealed it has received over 100 complaints and has reported Cllr Lawrence to the police.

“Cornwall Council is deeply concerned about the comments which have been attributed to Cllr Peter Lawrence,” said the spokesperson.

“We have reported the comments made, which we consider are antisemitic and seek to deny the Holocaust, to the police and, having received over 100 complaints regarding the conduct of Cllr Lawrence, we are investigating these comments through the complaints process which is in place to determine the conduct of councillors.”