Labour announced it had withdrawn support for Azhar Ali, its by-election candidate for Rochdale in northern England, after he suggested Israel had relaxed its security in run-up to the attack by Hamas last year to provide grounds to invade Gaza.
Labour, which polls indicate is likely to form Britain's next government, faced accusations that some within its ranks discriminated against and harassed Jews under its former leader Jeremy Corbyn.
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