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PM tells live audience deportation scheme is necessary deterrent and says he is working for long-term change

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

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…

While members appreciate Humza Yousaf’s more inclusive style, party is facing heavy losses at next general election

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

Starmer and Biden see themselves as custodians of stability. But their support for this bloody conflict shows nothing but weakness, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

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

Letters: Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves cannot promise to spend £28bn they don’t yet have, writes former party leader Neil Kinnock, while others argue that funding a green future is not a matter of ambition but necessity