(LBC) Labour has withdrawn its support for Rochdale by-election candidate Azhar Ali after criticism of remarks about Israel, a party spokesperson has said.
The Rochdale by-election candidate, Azhar Ali, was forced to issue an apology after he claimed at a party meeting in Lancashire that the Israeli government had removed its border security strategically.
He explained in the recording that the move of allowing Hamas to carry out the attack was allowed as a pretext to invading Gaza.
Following Ali’s comments, Labour has now withdrawn its support for his candidacy, distancing themselves from his comments.
A party spokesperson for Labour said: “Following new information about further comments made by Azhar Ali coming to light today, the Labour Party has withdrawn its support for Azhar Ali as our candidate in the Rochdale by-election.”
