Mayim Bialik took to social media today to express her disappointment that more support for the Hamas hostages taken in the Oct. 7 raid was not expressed at the Oscars.
29.02.2024 - 09:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
There are 11 candidates standing the Rochdale by-election on Thursday (February 29). Labour selected Lancashire County councillor Azhar Ali to stand in the race to become an MP but withdrew support for him after he made 'deeply offensive' comments about Israel.
Mr Ali apologised for the comments before he was suspended from the party. However, because the deadline to nominate candidates had passed by the time Labour had made the decision, it was too late to select someone else to stand for the party in the by-election.
This means that Mr Ali will still appear on ballot papers next to the Labour logo. But if he wins, he would become an independent MP.
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The Labour Party has not been campaigning for Mr Ali since February 12. But Mr Ali is allowed to carry on campaigning independently.
Green Party candidate Guy Otten pulled out of the race a week earlier after 'some regrettable social media posts' he made 'a number of years ago' came to light. Unlike the former Labour candidate, Mr Otten has said that he will not be involved in any campaigning.
The full list of candidates standing in the Rochdale by-election on February 29, as they will appear on the ballot papers, is as follows:
Polling stations will be open from 7am until 10pm. The counting process will begin soon after with results expected at around 3am.
Mayim Bialik took to social media today to express her disappointment that more support for the Hamas hostages taken in the Oct. 7 raid was not expressed at the Oscars.
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