I think #keirstarmer made a bad error in supporting #AzharAli . Should have got rid of him right away and accept the lost seat. They've done so so well in clearing out the hard left , or anyone who speaks out against Israel, and then you slip once. Come on #labour get your act together
Labour’s cynical handling of the Azhar Ali affair will come back to haunt it in government

The Rochdale fiasco offers profound lessons about the leadership’s way of doing business – and its use of factionalism, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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"Full hazmat kit, please, for the Rochdale byelection, where the chaos and cast of grotesque characters says so much about the state of British politics. All of it bad."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/13/sex-rochdale-azhar-ali-george-galloway-simon-danczuk

#Starmer #AzharAli #Galloway #Danczuk #Rochdale

Conspiracists, chancers and a sexter – Rochdale deserves better, and frankly we all do

You’ve got to feel for a constituency where Azhar Ali, George Galloway and Simon Danczuk are vying to be the least-worst candidate, says the Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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Christian Adams on #KeirStarmer #AzharAli #pancakes #PancakeDay #LabourAntisemitism - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
Morten Morland on #KeirStarmer #AzharAli #LabourAntisemitism - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

Well that's gonna be quite a lot of words for various #Labour right wing figures to eat, as Azhar Ali is suspended and his party gives up on the #Rochdale by election.

#azharali #RochdaleByElection

Thing is, what #AzharAli said is a view held by millions of people in the UK. You can’t just say “that’s a thing you’re not allowed to say”. You have to correct the influence of unfounded suspicion & theories without evidence. Demonstrate if it’s false why that is, not just assert it’s beyond the pale & must be punished

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/feb/12/starmer-urged-to-discipline-rochdale-candidate-over-israel-gaza-remarks?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Starmer urged to discipline Rochdale candidate over Israel-Gaza remarks

Calls for Labour leader to remove whip from Azhar Ali if he becomes MP, after his suggestion Israel ‘allowed’ 7 October attack

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Labour Party candidate #AzharAli gets yelled at in a #restaurant for party’s stance on #Palestine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uD_RsXtRhA
Labour Party candidate Azhar Ali gets yelled at in a restaurant for party’s stance on Palestine

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