It was too late to take him off the ballot papers by the time they realised they didn't want him any more, meaning they effectively didn't field a candidate.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But Labour was forced to publicly suspend its campaigning for its candidate in the seat, Azhar Ali, after he claimed Israel had “allowed” the Hamas attacks on October 7.

RTFA

[–] novibe@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Are we calling people who tell the truth antisemites now? Or did he say anything actually antisemitic?

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68280098

[–] novibe@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

🤷‍♂️ still don’t see it