Labour Withdraws Support For Rochdale By-Election Candidate After Anti-Israel Comments

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reported the councillor allegedly said Israel deliberately allowed 1,400 people to be killed on its own soil on October 7.did so in order to give the “green light” to invade the Palestinian territory of Gaza, when at a meeting of the Lancashire Labour Party.

It is too late for Labour to remove Ali as their candidate and replace him with someone else as the deadline passed on February 2. A Labour Party spokesperson said: “Following new information about further comments made by Azhar Ali coming to light today, the Labour party has withdrawn its support for Azhar Ali as our candidate in the Rochdale by-election.“We understand that these are highly unusual circumstances but it is vital that any candidate put forward by Labour fully represents its aims and values.The by-election follows the death last month of sitting MP Tony Lloyd. Voters go to the polls at the end of the month.

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