The Latest Breaking News from Rochdale

Labour has withdrawn its support for its candidate, Azhar Ali, but cannot select a replacement

Party’s belated renunciation of Azhar Ali for antisemitic comments leaves George Galloway and Simon Danczuk vying for pole position

Party no longer campaigning for Azhar Ali, who suggested Israel had allowed 7 October attack to happen

Labour finally acts after spending much of Monday trying to defend Azhar Ali - with party suspending him pending an investigation

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

It is all a Jewish conspiracy, you see. Labour’s candidate for the Rochdale by-election, Azhar Ali, told a party meeting that Israel had “deliberately” allowed the October 7 massacre — in which Hamas murdered 1,200 people and took more than 240 hostage — to go ahead to give them “the…

Prime minister faces one-hour grilling from voters following day of campaigning in Yorkshire

Support for Azhar Ali in looming byelection is a failure to tackle antisemitism, says leading campaigner

A shadow minister confirmed that Labour’s campaign backing Cllr Ali in Rochdale would continue

Azhar Ali’s comments were described as ‘totally reprehensible’ by Jewish groups

Four boys aged between 12 and 14 have been arrested on suspicion of rape in Rochdale.