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Former Labour MP could take seat from party after it pulled support for its candidate over Israel remarks

Byelection in Greater Manchester town sees George Galloway standing on a pro-Palestine ticket while Labour abandoned its candidate over claims about Israel

Voters in the northern English town of Rochdale go to the polls Thursday in a by-election that has roiled the Labour Party with a new anti-Semitism controversy. Britain’s main opposition party was the clear favourite until its candidate was disowned for espousing conspiracy theories about Israel. The row recalls the…

Lee Anderson and Liz Truss offer Labour leader rich pickings but under-fire Speaker struggles to keep order

Jewish and Muslim identities are not signifiers of party loyalty – but the polarising vortex of Westminster seems determined to treat them as such, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

None of the candidates should be in the House of Commons, according to Khan

Disappointment in the candidates is palpable in the town, where people feel let down and neglected by the main parties

Two former Labour MPs are back to haunt the party in what has been called ‘the most radioactive byelection in living memory’

The party has been split on calls for a ceasefire for months

The double whammy of byelection humiliations for the Tories matters more than Labour’s horror show in Rochdale

Despite victory in two Conservative safe seats, a Labour government is not a foregone conclusion, say party hawks