Our free email updates are the best way to get headlines direct to your inbox Our free email updates are the best way to get headlines direct to your inbox The Labour by-election candidate who made remarks about Israel has had party support withdrawn. Azhar Ali was set to fight the Rochdale by-election for Labour this month (February 29). Mr Ali had apologised after he was recorded suggesting in a meeting of the Lancashire Labour Party that Israel had taken the October 7 Hamas assault as a pretext to invade Gaza. A party spokesperson said: “Following new information about further...