Published 3 months ago

Labour suspends second parliamentary candidate over Israel comments

Former Labour candidate Azhar Ali made anti-Israel remarks, prompting Labour to withdraw support for him in the Rochdale by-election.
Similar comments allegedly made by Graham Jones, Labour's candidate for another constituency, led to his suspension pending investigation.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer took decisive action in response to the comments, demonstrating a change in the party.

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BBC News

Labour suspends second parliamentary candidate after recording emerges

Graham Jones, a former Labour MP, is facing an investigation over comments he allegedly made about Israel.

3 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Labour suspends second parliamentary candidate over Israel comments

Withdrawal of backing for Graham Jones, candidate for Hyndburn, follows Starmer’s action against Azhar Ali in Rochdale

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Express

New crisis for Labour as candidate suspended for ‘f*****g Israel' comment

A former Labour MP who is hoping to return to Parliament this year has been suspended in a fresh scandal.

3 months ago·United Kingdom

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Manchester Evening News

Labour suspends ANOTHER candidate after alleged 'f****** Israel' comments

Another recording has emerged from the same meeting where Labour's Rochdale by-election candidate made 'deeply offensive' comments, leading the party to withdraw their support for him

3 months ago·Manchester, United Kingdom

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Shropshire Star

Second Labour candidate suspended as Starmer insists party ‘has changed’

A second Labour 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.

3 months ago·Ketley, United Kingdom

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