The UK Labour Party faces a deepening crisis ahead of the Rochdale by-election, following the suspension of two parliamentary candidates, Azhar Ali and Graham Jones, over comments made about Israel. Azhar Ali, selected for the Rochdale by-election, was suspended after allegations he claimed Israel allowed the 7 October Hamas attack as a pretext to invade Gaza. This controversy was compounded by a recording of Ali accusing Israelis of paving the way for a massacre on 7 October. Graham Jones, seeking re-election in Hyndburn, was also suspended after being recorded making derogatory remarks about Israel and suggesting British Jews fighting for Israel should be locked up. The Labour Party's handling of these incidents, including the delayed suspension of the candidates, has sparked debate over its approach to antisemitism and leadership under Sir Keir Starmer. The controversy has also highlighted the party's vetting process, with critics arguing that Labour has not fully addressed the antisemitism issues that plagued it under former leader Jeremy Corbyn. Additionally, George Galloway's involvement and comments from Munsif Dad, who attended the same meeting as Ali and Jones but was only 'spoken to', further complicate the party's position.
Keir Starmer is facing a new anti-Semitism row at a critical point for Labour. But how bad was the situation when he took over, and why was it a focus of his leadership? @DAaronovitch and @CatNeilan explored this in Eight Years' Hard Labour. Listen: https://t.co/dGC1muQmJB https://t.co/rCj2Rdei2I
With two weeks to go.... what's next for the Rochdale by-election? https://t.co/uowlF0XPbZ
‘Starmer now in a very difficult position ….’ On this week's #PlanetNormal, @AllisonPearson weighs in on the latest anti semitism claims dominating the Labour Party. https://t.co/AV8lSJ6w3i https://t.co/gMPzIQkQlu
🚨 NEW: Azhar Ali has decided to campaign as an independent candidate to "teach Starmer a lesson" after being dropped by Labour over alleged anti-Israel comments [@MichaelLCrick] https://t.co/Gb5sM1YgyD
The UK Labour Party is pulling support for their party's candidate standing in the Rochdale by-election following revelations he believes... Read more: https://t.co/DvRDzqfOLN ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️
As election candidates are suspended for antisemitism, who are the Labour MPs that Starmer and his team are most concerned about? ⬇️ https://t.co/dfQkIPThqb
🔴 Third Labour politician ‘spoken to’ amid anti-Semitism row https://t.co/PQWS3zBwH0
Sir Keir Starmer urged to suspend Labour members who attended meeting at centre of antisemitism row Full story ⬇️ https://t.co/cOYsD2W7TU
“Those coming closest to tripping the Labour leader up are all on his own team!” Rosanna Lockwood reacts after Sir Keir Starmer was put under increased pressure over more alleged antisemitism from within his own party. @Roolockwood https://t.co/JGI6Wib4IB
After a second Labour candidate is caught on tape making anti-Israel comments, an increasingly paranoid Keir Starmer checks for recording devices whilst on the campaign trail in Wellingborough https://t.co/pVG2YUbG3s
'Is anti-Semitism the biggest crisis in @Keir_Starmer's leadership?’ Listen to @peston's thoughts on our new #TalkingPolitics podcast here: https://t.co/JEcoAeQzSP Or watch on ITVX: https://t.co/gdkefnAHel https://t.co/T3xAHEFvn0
‘It is like a cancer in the Labour Party and it goes very very deep.’ Political Commentator, Stephen Carlton-Woods, shares his thoughts on Azhar Ali being suspended from the Labour Party over 'antisemitism' concerns. https://t.co/2mknBDorFq
'Keir Starmer has moved the party to a space where antisemitism is not tolerated' Christopher Hope analyses the Labour leader's management of antisemitic sentiment within his party. https://t.co/4OxKZdx52b
'Is anti-Semitism the biggest crisis in @Keir_Starmer's leadership?’ Listen to @peston's thoughts on our new podcast, #TalkingPolitics, here: https://t.co/JEcoAeQzSP Or watch on ITVX: https://t.co/gdkefnAHel https://t.co/pco7ui8L28
"I think there's a cesspit of this kind of thinking." Ian Collins says antisemitism is a "very specific" and "very real" problem for the Labour Party. @iancollinsuk https://t.co/XJ6NsKe4Zi
Labour faces growing pressure to overhaul vetting of potential MPs amid fallout from row over alleged antisemitism Mike Katz, Jewish Labour Movement chair, has called on Starmer to revisit due diligence process for party candidates in wake of October 7 https://t.co/XQpLwhbRmp
"Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure to investigate five more Labour MPs and candidates who've been involved in controversies relating to Israel." Ian Collins asks: "Do you trust Labour with your vote?" @iancollinsuk https://t.co/OjZCSuGkYz
Third Labour politician 'spoken to' amid anti-Semitism row, as Starmer battles to control crisis ahead of by-elections https://t.co/2v1pvhF61B
‘The Zionism movement in the is country does have an undue influence on political parties.’ Former Labour MP, Chris Williamson, defends Labour against criticism of antisemitism following the suspension of Azhar Ali. https://t.co/4NKTon2KWs
Labour make frantic calls to Royal Mail to pull Azhar Ali leaflets - but many still land on Rochdale doormats Story by @ryansabey https://t.co/sABm9NrW5X
🔎 Analysis: After Labour’s dropping of Azhar Ali, the opposition will demand the suspension of any member who is critical of Israel, deepening the divide with Muslim voters ⬇️ https://t.co/UdStoTpdrw
As Labour continues to face tough questions over the anti-semitism row, what happens next in Rochdale and why can't the party replace its by-election candidate? https://t.co/beDMKTfHYA
Leftist Candidate Loses Party Backing for Claiming Israel Allowed Oct 7 Terror Attack. Read more: https://t.co/DvRDzqfgWf The UK Labour Party is pulling support for their party's candidate standing in the Rochdale by-el...
TalkTV's @nadinedorries terminated a heated debate with former Labour MP Chris Williamson after he failed to describe Hamas as "terrorists". "If you can't call Hamas terrorists I can't talk to you, cut the interview."
‘This goes to the Labour Party and what they stand for. We are starting to see cracks.’ Rachel Maclean MP discusses the Labour Party’s antisemitism crisis after two parliamentary hopefuls have been dropped following anti-Israel remarks. https://t.co/T8aRGxkdzv
Labour members who attended a meeting where two parliamentary candidates abused Israel have been warned to come forward as an antisemitism storm deepens https://t.co/iJ4U4gHrbR https://t.co/wTKdbgakUW
Labour Party Suspends Second Parliamentary Candidate in Two Days over Antisemitic Comments https://t.co/9jSEFaD8cT
UK Labour suspends 2nd parliamentary candidate in 24 hours over anti-Israel rhetoric https://t.co/x3arBbNNXK
“Another Labour candidate has been suspended for anti-Semitism – is the opposition stalling?” 🖊️ @freddiejh8 https://t.co/pZKiK7pUxq
Report any antisemitism you hear, Labour members told as Lancashire hate speech row deepens https://t.co/P1aB9deaa5
NEW: Labour by-election pamphlet lands on Rochdale doormats - with picture of Azhar Ali telling residents he will be a "strong voice" for the region https://t.co/73TwfJHKSI
Keir Starmer faces a deepening antisemitism crisis after he was forced to take action against a second parliamentary candidate in 24 hours and came under pressure to investigate five more. https://t.co/2ELvTGQFt5
NEW: HuffPost UK has seen the Labour leaflets which have gone out to voters in Rochdale today urging them to back the candidate who has now been dumped by the party. In them, Andy Burnham says Azhar Ali will be "a powerful champion for Rochdale". https://t.co/BYt3FTGJUr
🚨 A third senior Labour politician, Munsif Dad, has been exposed to have attended the meeting where Labour members ranted against Jewish people. More pressure on Keir Starmer to act while he claims "Labour has changed".
🚨 NEW: A third senior Labour politician attended a meeting at the centre of the party's anti-semitism row as pressure intensifies on Keir Starmer's handling [@itvnews]
A third Labour politician has been 'spoken to' after attending a meeting at the centre of an anti-semitism row within the party, ITV News understands, as Sir Keir Starmer continues to come under pressure over his handling of the allegations https://t.co/vIlBa0yc8v
🔴 Labour’s Rochdale mess is disgraceful https://t.co/ntmVEzzsac
🔺 Update: A former Labour candidate’s claims that Israel allowed the October 7 attack to go ahead as a pretext to move into Gaza could be considered “anti-Israel, but not antisemitic”, the shadow defence secretary has said ⬇️ https://t.co/F9Sp5aHnlV
Sir Keir Starmer faces crisis as his party insists on “strong checks” on would-be MPs, after a second parliamentary candidate was suspended over remarks about Israel.
In good faith, who now doubts that the charge of antisemitism has been weaponised to rid Starmer of his critics and opponents? Azhar Ali row: how Keir Starmer has handled other members’ behaviour https://t.co/qKwREpWCPy
Former Labour MP Chris Williamson says Azhar Ali was wrong to apologise "because what he said was not antisemitic", before going on to tell Nadine Dorries that he thinks Gaza "is a concentration camp". @NadineDorries https://t.co/GYnDDxgq9c
Former Labour MP Chris Williamson says Azhar Ali was wrong to apologise "because what he said was not anti semitic", before going on to tell Nadine Dorries that he thinks Gaza "is a concentration camp". @NadineDorries https://t.co/FhkXs10Se2
Nadine Dorries boots former Labour MP Chris Williamson off her show after he refused to call Hamas terrorists. @NadineDorries | #TalkTV https://t.co/LiE9XnmGSx
🇬🇧🇮🇱‼️🚨 "No British person should be fighting for any other country, at all, full stop." — A Labour MP in the UK was suspended after voicing his anger for Britons fighting for the IDF https://t.co/EhhlQW9ra5
Labour has insisted that there are “strong checks” on would-be MPs, after a second parliamentary candidate was suspended over remarks about Israel ✍️: @McGrathDominic https://t.co/4grb8H9El6
Labour’s handling of Azhar Ali has been a humiliating story of self-sabotage and fatal indecision that will cause the party problems for a long time to come. 🖊️ @andrewmarr9 https://t.co/y6gLkSqU2Y
‘These people are not rational. They are vile and intimidating.’ Richard Tice says the Labour Party is ‘absolutely riddled’ with antisemitism after a second candidate has been suspended following alleged anti-semitic remarks. https://t.co/VjYwFpCzhf
“Dithering over Azhar Ali’s by-election campaign has reignited the anti-Semitism row and damaged Keir Starmer’s public image.” 🖊️ @andrewmarr9 https://t.co/YCqzmiAjqX
I hear the Labour investigations have now moved on to looking into a third selected Labour parliamentary candidate who is accused of sending out messages with false, highly unpleasant messages about Azhar Ali, the candidate for Rochdale who on Monday was dropped by Labour.
'Get candidates trained up on antisemitism.' @LordJohnMann gives his advice to political parties following the Labour Party's suspension of Azhar Ali, who allegedly made antisemitic remarks. https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/DUv1jBNPuZ
ICYMI: ‘He made a mistake… we have to accept his apology.’ Director of the Oxford Islamic Information Centre, Dr Sheikh Ramzy, responds to Rochdale by-election candidate, Azhar Ali, being suspended for his comments made about Israel. https://t.co/nPdW4ikt6F
Don't miss this: live from #Rochdale #RochdaleByElection https://t.co/HF5Bee70tD
Labour has suspended a second parliamentary candidate, the former MP for Hyndburn, over comments he allegedly made about Israel. https://t.co/jBiMP80QaW
🔴 Labour suspends second parliamentary candidate in wake of Rochdale anti-Semitism row https://t.co/Nfl5pjEHgx
'It blows my mind that it took the leader of the Labour Party nearly 72 hours' to react and withdraw support for Azhar Ali, says Tory MP @Laura__Farris Labour suspended Mr Ali, who is alleged to have made antisemitic remarks. https://t.co/VKviAWOKrN 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube https://t.co/T71S9ZLmdU
BREAKING: Third Labour politician 'spoken to' over meeting at centre of antisemitism row Read more🔗 https://t.co/XFMRVmGC4b
NEW: I understand there were 3 Labour people at the community meeting where Azhar Ali and Graham Jones made *those* comments about Israel Ali and Jones of course, and Munsif Dad - the Labour group leader in Hyndburn Understand Dad has not been suspended but has been “spoken to”
Labour faces fresh crisis over anti-Israel remarks after suspending two parliamentary candidates in 24 hours https://t.co/mByg5Ib1oB
🚨🇬🇧 A Labour MP in the UK was suspended after voicing his anger for Britons fighting for the IDF. "No British person should be fighting for any other country, at all, full stop." I don't see why that warrants a suspension? https://t.co/6ZBCWkVZZl
I'm told that Labour's free mailing to Rochdale voters, promoting Azhar Ali, should arrive on their door-mats tomorrow.
🔴 Starmer dithered on Azhar Ali because he fears encouraging anti-Zionist candidates like George Galloway who can wreck Labour majorities Read more👇 https://t.co/5IhmZQRi9F https://t.co/PGSi51l8ZD
🚨 NEW: Labour MPs claim they had to intervene and force Keir Starmer to sack Azhar Ali which led to him having a five-hour meeting to make up his mind [@theipaper]
'Why did it take him so long? Why did he not act more swiftly, sooner, faster?' 'Isn't this another case of Keir Starmer not having the courage of his convictions to act straight away?,' asks @BenKentish after the Labour leader insists he has 'torn anti-Semitism out of Labour'. https://t.co/s3MP6sng04
Coming soon to #Rochdale #RochdaleByElection https://t.co/nnbcoZtHHq
Labour activists face 'disciplinary action' if they support abandoned Rochdale candidate https://t.co/7qFPdjvOMk
Labour activists face 'disciplinary action' if they support abandoned Rochdale candidate Azhar Ali | Politics News | Sky News https://t.co/XzT22YwcsE
Watch Sky News at Ten: Labour suspends parliamentary candidate Graham Jones over 'unacceptable' Israel comments https://t.co/HUIAvrftBm https://t.co/YIRvcCYOgt
🗣️ "Whatever Sir Keir may claim, there are forces impacting his party which may yet prove beyond his control", writes @AllisonPearson Read her column here👇 https://t.co/UpFzskUHB5 https://t.co/PxxfOfR0XX
Right-wing candidate suspended for 'antisemitic' comments called 'true ally' by JLM's Smeeth. Red Tories' chaos deepens as second candidate dumped over Israel comments - and party's Westminster polling falls... https://t.co/MOYm9tQQZS
Labour PPC Graham Jones Recorded Ranting "F**king Israel" Wants British Jews Fighting for Israel "Locked Up” Jew hating is still endemic in #Labour whatever the background.👇 https://t.co/PTqoukQQW8
‘What is there to say about the state of multiculturalism in Britain when antisemitism is considered an asset in a political candidate.’ @Jacob_Rees_Mogg reflects on Labour's Rochdale by-election candidate being suspended for his comments made about Israel. https://t.co/h422BWwcWj
Make up your flippin' mind🥞 Sir Keir Starmer was accused of taking too long to “get off the fence” when the Labour party delayed withdrawing support for Rochdale candidate Azhar Ali after anti-Israel rant Read more: https://t.co/6oToO6dQ1k https://t.co/dPOlQ2xB1a
Make up your flippin' mind 🥞 Sir Keir Starmer was accused of taking too long to “get off the fence” when the Labour party delayed withdrawing support for Rochdale candidate Azhar Ali after anti-Israel rant Read more: https://t.co/Q4TLnRBDV8 https://t.co/rWj7Qnh5Je
Has Keir Starmer managed his most recent 'anti-Semitism crisis' appropriately? Watch #CrossQuestion with @IainDale now on @GlobalPlayer.
A second @UKLabour parliamentary candidate has been suspended over remarks about Israel, only a day after Sir @Keir_Starmer's party withdrew support for its Rochdale by-election candidate ✍️: @McGrathDominic, @ninallloyd and @cjmckeon https://t.co/Ocxo50dA97
"I think they were slow, I think they were wrong to try and stick with the candidate." Dr David Hirsh, who resigned from the Labour Party in 2019, gives his verdict on Keir Starmer's withdrawal of support for the Rochdale candidate over Israel's comments. @Roolockwood https://t.co/i4QzLX6xei
Labour suspends second parliamentary candidate over Israel comments https://t.co/5vOLH28q1J
'Was what Graham Jones said antisemitic and were Labour right to suspend him?' Barrister and author of The Forde Report, Martin Forde KC tells @SophyRidgeSky "there's no coming back from comments like that" #PoliticsHub https://t.co/GlTNastFii 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube https://t.co/MF4RLoGBBV
Endemic #antisemitism Labour suspends second parliamentary candidate after recording emerges https://t.co/bqDt6L1w4I
'Even Hamas would be shocked by Azhar Ali's comments,' Labour official says as second candidate is suspended over Israel remarks https://t.co/NR0BVldA2N
'Was what Graham Jones said antisemitic and were Labour right to suspend him?' Barrister and author of The Forde Report, Martin Forde KC tells @SophyRidgeSky "there's no coming back from comments like that" Politics Hub live ➡️ https://t.co/oG0T0CVJRP 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube https://t.co/peidIA1DlK
Should Labour have been quicker to withdraw support for Rochdale by-election candidate Azhar Ali? Listen to Ayesha Hazarika, former Labour adviser, on the latest #BBCNewscast…
Labour candidate allegedly calls for British Jews fighting with IDF to be ‘locked up’ https://t.co/upiscyhUvo
So Starmer suspends a candidate for saying British Citizens who fight for the war crimes accused IDF should be imprisoned. What would happen if you said British Citizens who fought for Russia against Ukraine should be locked up? That's right. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! Labour, like… https://t.co/uNn1Unl3Z1
👇How Labour’s Rochdale by-election campaign plunged from crisis into chaos https://t.co/OXhu4BQnGn
Labour have suspended ANOTHER candidate. Graham Jones's crime? Saying British nationals who fight for the Israeli 'Defence' Force should be locked up. Who really runs The Labour Party under Starmer? https://t.co/R77wdcT590
Dr David Bull slams Keir Starmer for not taking “decisive action” against Rochdale candidate Azhar Ali for claiming Israel allowed the October 7 attacks. “That will send massive warning signs to people around the country about what on earth are we voting for?” @drdavidbull https://t.co/Gq8F75EP3h
Labour suspends second parliamentary candidate after recording emerges https://t.co/FWeDWTiqIb
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps accused Sir Keir Starmer of 'acting out of weakness' instead of 'principle' after he withdrew support for Labour's Rochdale by-election candidate over his comments about Israel. A second Labour candidate is also understood to have been suspended https://t.co/w4AYB2rgdL
'I would be driven to that conclusion because offence was caused.' Labour's anti-Semitism report author, Martin Forde KC, tells @AndrewMarr9 why he agrees with the suspension of Graham Jones over comments made at the same event as Rochdale candidate Azhar Ali. https://t.co/g1C1EOBmPm
'Keir Starmer has sought to define his leadership through zero-tolerance of antisemitism, and the fact that action wasn't taken immediately has damaged that reputation too' The New Statesman's George Eaton criticises Keir Starmer's response to Azhar Ali's Israel comments. https://t.co/Bup7XIna7W
Prospective Labour candidate and former MP (2010-19) for Hyndburn Graham Jones suspended by Labour Party over his comments made at a local meeting in Hyndburn (31.10) at which Azhar Ali voiced his antisemitic conspiracy theory https://t.co/uZSITlio3k
Starmer says Labour ‘changed’ on antisemitism after ditching controversial candidate https://t.co/bBW9W1eoKU
A second prospective Labour candidate has been suspended by the party over comments he allegedly made about Israel after another recording of a meeting emerged, ITV News understands https://t.co/uN02uEcoiR https://t.co/XZbmZa77oW
🚨Breaking News🚨 Former Labour MP for Hyndburn @GrahamJones_PPC is seeking re-election to the constituency, has been caught on audio saying "f**k Israel" & British Jews fighting for Israel "should be locked up". It seems the @UKLabour is institutionally anti-Semitic.… https://t.co/3YQ0qBVkh5
Former Labour MP suspended over allegations of 'f***ing Israel' comments - @lydiachES reports https://t.co/GGEvA99DlQ
'Keir Starmer has sought to define his leadership through zero-tolerance of antisemitism, but his failure to act quickly has ruined his credibility on that' The New Statesman's George Eaton criticises Keir Starmer's response to Azhar Ali's Israel comments. https://t.co/UypdItWMiN
‘It doesn’t add up, does it?’ @TomSwarbrick1 disputes Sir Keir Starmer’s claim that he ‘acted quickly’ in withdrawing support for Rochdale candidate Azhar Ali https://t.co/tvhDO6MwrX
Azhar Ali row: how Keir Starmer has handled other members’ behaviour https://t.co/nfO4mwzbYM
Labour candidate SUSPENDED as more accusations of antisemitism emerge in fresh crisis for Keir Starmer https://t.co/i5Hv9JnYTh
'Just the new Corbyn!' Starmer accused of being 'complicit in disgusting antisemitism' as Tory MPs pile pressure on Labour leader https://t.co/i5Hv9JnYTh
Labour suspends election candidate after 'unacceptable' Israel comments 'made at meeting with abandoned Rochdale candidate' https://t.co/1LzG5EGIxg
BREAKING: The Labour Party has suspended one its election candidates who allegedly referred to "f***ing Israel" at a meeting of activists, Sky News understands https://t.co/p8jmd0DzrV
BREAKING: Labour administratively suspends Graham Jones @joncraig has the latest https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/9VuSoKKX9P
BREAKING: The Jewish Labour Movement has called for Graham Jones to stand down as a parliamentary candidate in the next general election “A fish rots from it’s head” that’s what we were told previously, we assume that’s still the case? @wesstreeting https://t.co/K465JLJp8s
At the same meeting where Labour candidate Azhar Ali said the Jews murdered themselves on Oct. 7, former Labour MP Graham Jones, who is currently seeking re-election, said Britons fighting for "fucking Israel" "should be locked up", which is not the law. https://t.co/cL2nSwzAML
This is absolutely vile!! The Lancashire Labour Party have serious questions to answer about how anti-semitism has been allowed to fester within its ranks. https://t.co/z3vqeljif2
Sir Keir's Labour has questions to answer about who was at the Azhar Ali meeting in Lancs and what action will be taken to deal with those seeking to represent the party, despite their deeply offensive behaviour. https://t.co/8lOyF347Nq via @guidofawkes
Rochdale by-election: What next for Labour and why can't it replace its candidate? https://t.co/beDMKTfHYA
Has Keir Starmer really dealt with Labour's antisemitism problem? Azhar Ali has brought back memories of the Corbyn era, writes @MichaelLCrick: 👇https://t.co/0YOet7iBfm
BREAKING: The Jewish Labour Movement has called for Graham Jones to stand down as a parliamentary candidate in the next general election https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/nIPNmuL4nY
'This makes the Labour Party look so bad' Former Labour Adviser, Aisha Ali-Khan, says Labour's candidate for the Rochdale by-election, Azhar Ali, should have been 'suspended straight away, no u-turns, no questions asked'. 🔓 Become a GB News Member: https://t.co/mNsRsGC8ef https://t.co/3HulQ6OtGk
NEW💥: Martin Forde KC tells @AndrewMarr9 remarks from Labour PPC Graham Jones are anti-Semitic and that he should be stood down as the Labour candidate for Hyndburn.
So - turns out @GrahamJones_PPC former Labour MP who is running for #Hyndburn was also at this meeting in October with @CllrAzharAli Did he challenge Cllr Ali’s comments? Did he report his racist antisemitism? Wonder if his comments about people fighting abroad extend to those… https://t.co/1Fiirr1H0J
🎙️The Standard podcast 🎙️ Is this Sir Keir Starmer’s biggest crisis as Labour leader? 🎧Listen here: https://t.co/fvDHXZ3YV8
🚨 NEW: Labour PPC Graham Jones was secretly recorded at the same Azhar Ali meeting saying Britons who volunteer to fight for Israel "should be locked up" [@GuidoFawkes]
EXCLUSIVE: Labour PPC Graham Jones Recorded Ranting "F**king Israel" Wants British Jews Fighting for Israel "Locked Up" https://t.co/dk4h4MQpN1 https://t.co/MmKwrkm3t1
🌹 Labour's handling of the Rochdale by-election, which culminated in the party cutting ties with the chosen candidate, has triggered fresh criticism of the opposition's political operation https://t.co/ToU51A43wc
The UK Labour Party has suspended its candidate for an upcoming by-election just weeks ahead of the vote after comments he made claiming Israel allowed the 7 October attacks to happen. https://t.co/AoiI5rgSIl
Keir Starmer's failure to act swiftly and decisively over the suspension of Azhar Ali, has made the situation "a battleground for integrity and accountability within the Labour Party", says @iancollinsuk. https://t.co/D8ajwZyTkv
🔴 Listen: Full audio recording of Rochdale’s Azhar Ali Labour's former by-election candidate accuses Israelis of paving the way for massacre on Oct 7 in recording published by Daily Mail Listen to the recording below ⬇️ https://t.co/j8h0dKUh51
Ian Collins is asking: "Why does Labour still have an antisemitism problem?" @iancollinsuk | #TalkTV https://t.co/OYfJzhRU8O
Azhar Ali blasted for 'boasting' after shaking hands with George Galloway in resurfaced image https://t.co/a3aRpOgRW1
Sir Keir Starmer insisted Labour 'has changed' as his party withdraws support for Rochdale by-election candidate Azhar Ali https://t.co/EOwj42FhoF
Britain's opposition Labour Party on Monday disowned an election candidate who claimed that Israel allowed Hamas' October 7 attack to happen as a pretext to invade Gaza https://t.co/Yzn7ykmh8Q
GB News EXCLUSIVE: Suspended Labour by-election candidate for Rochdale, Azhar Ali, shared an image shaking hands with George Galloway on his social media. https://t.co/NQz1YSr2e3
Starmer claims he took 'decisive action' over Labour's Rochdale candidate Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/PhymBmKbuV
Labour operation faces fury after "absolute mess" of Rochdale by-election https://t.co/ZtvFpZNhPQ
In a large #lancashire Labour meeting Azhar Ali said awful, vile antisemitic stuff 🥀 Who else from Labour was there ? More importantly. Did they say anything to stop or counter it ? 🤔 Reasonable Q’s @UKLabour Please reply to our letter 👇 https://t.co/Y1zkj2I4aj
Starmer slammed for 'shambolic' handling of antisemitism allegations as row escalates https://t.co/DVqWcmDbDe
'There is clearly a significant wider problem here, given the fact that he made these comments openly in a Labour Party meeting and was not challenged'. Former Labour MP, Lord Walney, reacts to the row back in Labour support for Rochdale by-election candidate, Azahr Ali. https://t.co/4wTZxocqVN
‘That is what a changed Labour Party is all about!’ Labour Leader, Sir Keir Starmer, explains his reasoning behind suspending Rochdale candidate, Azhar Ali, over his comments made about Israel. https://t.co/qYuYliTp9Z
Azhar Ali: Keir Starmer insists he was decisive on Rochdale candidate https://t.co/CMR08DrEIF
Labour ‘shambolic’ over Azhar Ali row, says antisemitism report author https://t.co/oNs4dOaABL
Who should Labour supporters vote for in Rochdale by-election? Sir Keir Starmer says voters will "have to determine who they vote for" in the upcoming by election after the Labour Party withdrew its support for Azhar Ali. https://t.co/xItZsH7tea 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602 https://t.co/Zw0HsMvfqZ
We will take #Rochdale global #RochdaleByElection https://t.co/ERIBrbzudN
Explainer | Rochdale by-election: Why Labour can't replace Azhar Ali - and what happens if he wins. 🔗 Read more https://t.co/uPqzGlSBfK
Starmer under pressure over handling of antisemitism row in Rochdale by-election https://t.co/rcyRiFzn7Z
✍️ 'The real reason for Labour’s Rochdale muddle over Islamists 'For his unscrupulousness Azhar Ali deserved to be disowned, but if George Galloway wins extremists will be overjoyed' | Writes Charles Moore https://t.co/1WzJdCn63c
Why can't Labour remove its former candidate from Rochdale ballot papers? https://t.co/M3MyVc55OW
UK Labour Party suspends candidate after comments alleging Israel let 7 October attack happen https://t.co/Ke1COHsUEU
Campaign Against Antisemitism’s Gideon Falter says Labour made the right decision to suspend Rochdale candidate Azhar Ali. "Except that they've done it about 48 hours too late, this is the thing causing so much concern." @NadineDorries | @GideonFalter https://t.co/Gxxt4gVzHo