Something went wrong, please try again later. Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up for political news and analysis from outside the Westminster bubble Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up for political news and analysis from outside the Westminster bubble Labour is facing criticism for standing by its Rochdale by-election candidate who claimed that Israel allowed Hamas to carry out its October 7 attack to provide grounds to invade Gaza. Azhar Ali apologised for his 'deeply offensive' comments after he was recorded telling a Lancashire Labour Party meeting that Israel had deliberately relaxed...