Labour ‘would have acted sooner’ had it known about Ali’s comments, says Reeves
The shadow chancellor said party leader Sir Keir Starmer had intervened ‘swiftly’ to ‘ensure the highest standards’.
The shadow chancellor said party leader Sir Keir Starmer had intervened ‘swiftly’ to ‘ensure the highest standards’.
This is the terrifying moment a councillor’s car was set alight in what has been described as a "professional" job. Cllr Mohammad Sakib, 46, could only watch on in horror as his Audi Q7 - worth around £50,000 - went up in flames after being torched by a masked arsonist ...
It comes after Labour withdrew its support of Azhar Ali with just days to go to the contest.
It comes after Labour withdrew its support of Azhar Ali with just days to go to the contest.
The Labour party has drifted to 2/7 from 1/6 after controversial comments made by Azhar Ali came to light.
Labour’s Rochdale candidate Azhar Ali suggested Hamas’s October 7 attack was an Israeli conspiracy.
The MP for Middlesbrough was suspended from the party last October last year after using the phrase during a pro-Palestine rally.
The contest in Rochdale has seen accusations of intimidation and divisiveness, but resulted in a majority for Mr Galloway of more than 5,000 votes.
George Galloway is the favourite as polls open in a divisive by-election in the town.
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