The Labour Party has administratively suspended former MP and parliamentary candidate Graham Jones following a leak by @GuidoFawkes, revealing comments he made about Israel. Jones was recorded saying that Britons who volunteer to fight for Israel should be 'locked up', asserting that 'People should put Britain first and stop putting other countries first', and that it's 'illegal' to fight for Israel. He also made disparaging remarks, including using the phrase 'f***ing Israel' during a Lancashire party meeting. This incident marks the second suspension of a Labour candidate related to comments about Israel ahead of the upcoming general election. The party had previously selected Jones to contest his former seat. Labour's decision comes amid ongoing concerns over antisemitism within the party.
'Graham Jones, I know him really well...he's absolutely not anti-Israel.' @edballs Labour has suspended parliamentary candidate and former Labour MP, Graham Jones, over comments he allegedly made about Israel. This comes less than 24 hours after the party withdrew its support… https://t.co/6hKV1CH789
Labour has suspended the former #Hyndburn MP Graham Jones, after a recording emerged in which he made comments about Israel at a party meeting. Labour had selected him to contest his former seat in the forthcoming general election. https://t.co/xoSJ7esaOm
LABOUR SUSPEND PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATE GRAHAM JONES FOR ISRAEL He said; “People should put Britain first and stop putting other countries first.” He also said UK citizens who volunteer to fight for the Israel “‘should be locked up’ and that it’s ‘illegal’ to fight for Israel https://t.co/RADZMOZqGh
Former Labour MP Graham Jones has been administratively suspended from the party over his Israel comments. Mike Graham: "How many more of these people are there?" @Iromg https://t.co/YYkW9QLHlK
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⚠️ UK LABOUR PARTY SUSPENDS SECOND ELECTION CANDIDATE AFTER ISRAEL REMARKS (Reuters) Britain's opposition Labour Party has suspended a candidate for the upcoming general election, Graham Jones, after a recording was published of him making disparaging remarks about Israel. The…
A second Labour candidate has been suspended after audio appears to show former MP Graham Jones using the words "f***ing Israel" at Lancashire party meeting.
Former MP Graham Jones suspended by Labour over Israel comments https://t.co/rpoJ62MX6K
BREAKING: Labour suspends another politician for antisemitism - this time PPC Graham Jones. Tune into @GBNEWS now for more https://t.co/jrZaJtp6z2
Labour PPC (and former MP) Graham Jones has now been administratively suspended https://t.co/mO0TWhwBXz
Graham Jones has been suspended by Labour Party, pending investigation after @GuidoFawkes recording.
🚨 BREAKING: Graham Jones has been suspended by the Labour Party after saying Britons who volunteer to fight for Israel should be "locked up" https://t.co/fepfzVt9nf
BREAKING Graham Jones has been suspended by the Labour Party after the @GuidoFawkes leak of him saying Britons who volunteer to fight for Israel should be 'locked up'