Questions Remain for Labour After They Withdraw Support for Rochdale By-Election Candidate

Labour withdrew support for their Rochdale by-election candidate on Monday evening. Azhar Ali apologised for claiming Israel let the Hamas attack happen as a pretext for war. Keir Starmer stood by him at first, but “further comments” surfaced where Ali blamed Jewish media figures for the sacking of a pro-Palestine Labour MP. The row has raised questions over Starmer’s promise to root out anti-Semitism in his party.