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Ken Clarke says government is setting an ‘extremely dangerous precedent’ with Rwanda bill – as it happened

Former Tory home secretary tells House of Lords he hopes the bill will be struck down as ‘unconstitutional’

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: How the Rochdale furore exposed claims of factionalism in Labour’s handling of antisemitism

In today’s newsletter: The party has disowned candidate Azhar Ali following his remarks about Israel and Gaza, with accusations of hypocrisy over antisemitism levelled at Starmer’s door

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour’s Rochdale mess: factionalism is damaging the party

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer may think his electoral coalition is large enough to take a hit over his Gaza policy. But his colleagues do not

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Is this Sir Keir Starmer’s biggest crisis as Labour leader? ...The Standard podcast

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s judgement has come under fire over a delay in withdrawing his party’s support for its Rochdale by-election candidate, Azhar Ali, over remarks he made about Israel.

Evening Standard

Azhar Ali row: how Keir Starmer has handled other members’ behaviour

Jeremy Corbyn, Diane Abbott and Sam Tarry are among those who have tested the Labour leader

The Guardian - UK

‘George Galloway gave me a kiss’: Rochdale in flux after Labour decision

Party’s byelection canvassers told to stay home while voters weigh options in wake of Azhar Ali antisemitism scandal

The Guardian - UK

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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Liz Truss' PopCon and the UK's strangest (yet powerful) think tanks

Now that Liz Truss has launched her PopCon ‘movement’, it is worth looking at other non-governmental organisations ‘helping’ the parties with policy advise and research — just what are these think tanks up to?

Evening Standard

Why are some top Tories backing Trump?

Another Conservative MP has thrown their weight behind the ex-President

Evening Standard

Conservatives Will Lose 'Politically Homeless' Voters In Rural Strongholds, New Poll Predicts

According to the survey, since 2019, Conservative support in rural constituencies has fallen by 25 points, showing that just 34 per cent of the electorate in England's 100 most rural constituencies said they would vote for the party.

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Labour ‘shambolic’ over Azhar Ali row, says antisemitism report author

Martin Forde says storm over Rochdale byelection candidate raises new questions over ‘disparity in treatment’ of Labour MPs

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak defends Rwanda plan during GB News Q&A session

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

The Guardian - UK

Labour withdraws support for Rochdale candidate after Israel-Gaza remarks

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

The Guardian - UK

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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OPINION - The Standard View: Sir Keir Starmer must withdraw support from Labour's Rochdale candidate

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…

The Guardian - UK

Deleted WhatsApps and iPad uproar: SNP a year after Sturgeon resignation

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

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak tells voters he is ‘absolutely’ committed to Rwanda during Q&A on GB News – as it happened

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

The Guardian - UK

Labour criticised for backing Rochdale candidate after offensive Israel remark

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

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Sir Keir Starmer slammed for 'tin-eared' response to anti-Israel rant by Labour Rochdale by-election candidate

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

The Guardian - UK

Israel’s assault on Gaza is exposing the holes in everything liberal politicians claim to believe

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

Evening Standard

Labour Rochdale by-election candidate apologises for ‘deeply offensive’ Israel claims

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

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s green rowback: honest politics or a costly mistake?

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

The Guardian - UK

Starmer and Reeves should listen to Brown’s call for action on child poverty

Letters: Susan Treagus thinks Labour’s top team should ask the former chancellor for policy help, Shelagh Young says destitute families deserve more, and Les Bonney advocates reading the poem Timothy Winters

The Guardian - UK

If disillusionment is all Keir Starmer delivers as prime minister, I fear Labour will shrivel and die

It’s as if the leader is deleting all the reasons to vote for his party, and bowing to a destructive rightwing agenda, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

‘The ultimate protest against Labour’: George Galloway’s bid to win Rochdale

Labour’s 9,668 majority in Greater Manchester seat challenged by Galloway’s Gaza-focused campaign

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