Labour withdraws support for Rochdale candidate Azhar Ali over Israel comments - bbc.co.uk

By Sam Francis

Political reporter, BBC News

Labour has “withdrawn support” for Rochdale by-election candidate Azhar Ali over comments he apparently made at a meeting.

The Daily Mail published a recording apparently of Mr Ali blaming Jewish media figures for fuelling criticism against a pro-Palestinian Labour MP.

It means Labour will not have a candidate on the ballot sheet as it is too late to replace him. Mr Ali could still be elected as an independent MP.

He has been approached for comment.

Labour had spent days defending Mr Ali as a candidate after the Mail on Sunday published comments from Mr Ali, claiming Israel had "allowed" the Hamas attack.

Mr Ali subsequently apologised "to Jewish leaders for my inexcusable comments".

On Monday evening, the Daily Mail published a second recording, allegedly of Mr Ali, blaming "people in the media from certain Jewish quarters" for the suspension of Andy McDonald from the Labour Party.

McDonald was suspended last year after saying: "We will not rest until we have justice. Until all people, Israelis and Palestinians, between the river and the sea, can live in peaceful liberty."

The person on the recording goes on to say Israel planned to "get rid of [Palestinians] from Gaza" and "grab" the land.

He also appears to boast about preventing Israeli flags being flown from local public buildings after the deadly attack by Hamas gunmen on 7 October.

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Labour's National Campaign Coordinator Pat McFadden said Mr Ali was suspended after "more comments" came to light.

Mr McFadden said "the fact you have got very rare circumstances where a political party is withdrawing support for a candidate after nominations have closed" showed Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer was serious about "rooting antisemitism out of the Labour party".

Withdrawing support for Mr Ali will come as a blow to Labour, who had initially stood by him as the candidate to take over as MP for Rochdale after the death Sir Tony Lloyd.

It is also highly unlikely that Mr Ali - a Lancashire County Councillor - would be selected by Labour to fight the forthcoming general election.

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A Labour spokesperson said: "Keir Starmer has changed Labour so that it is unrecognisable from the party of 2019... it is vital that any candidate put forward by Labour fully represents its aims and values."

Labour has faced intense pressure since Mr Ali's remarks on Israel first surfaced, with widespread condemnation from party members and political rivals.

Frontbenchers Lisa Nandy and Anneliese Dodds had been out campaigning for Mr Ali in the constituency at the weekend.

Shadow minister Nick Thomas-Symonds had also been sent out to defend Labour's decision to back Mr Ali on Monday morning.

He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the comments were "completely and utterly unacceptable" but suggested Mr Ali understood the "gravity of the offence that has been caused" and had "unreservedly apologised".

Labour's decision to withdraw support from Mr Ali will add an extra layer of uncertainty to the outcome of the by-election on Thursday, 29 February.

Also running are former Labour MP Simon Danczuk, now the Reform Party candidate, and George Galloway, of the Workers Party of Britain, who is campaigning against Labour's stance on Gaza. Paul Ellison, a local business owner and campaigner, is standing for the Conservatives, while Iain Donaldson will represent the Liberal Democrats.

Guy Otten's name will appear on the ballot paper for the Green Party, but Mr Otten announced he would be stepping down from the party after comments came to light in which he criticised Palestinians and Islam.

Polling expert Prof Sir John Curtice said: "This certainly is a more difficult by-election than you might have anticipated given that Labour started off with a 20-point lead in even in 2019."

The results will "depend on what Labour voters decide to do - do they stay at home or do they decide to support Labour", he added.

A spokesperson for Campaign Against Antisemitism said the decision to withdraw support was "the worst of all worlds".

"Rather than appearing as a principled decision, Labour's withdrawal of support for its candidate at this late stage just looks as expedient as the failed attempt to defend him," the spokesperson added.

"Sir Keir Starmer has blotted an otherwise fairly admirable copybook and given the public reason to doubt the earnestness of his promise to tear antisemitism out 'by its roots' in Labour."

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak accused Labour of only withdrawing support for Mr Ali due to "enormous media pressure".

"That's not principled", Mr Sunak said.

In recent months, Labour has suspended two of its MPs from the party for comments related to the conflict - including Mr McDonald.

In January, Kate Osamor had the party whip removed after saying Gaza should be remembered as genocide in a post about Holocaust Memorial Day.

Israel declared war on Hamas after the group led an attack on communities inside Israel, killing more than 1,200 people.

Since then, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, at least 28,340 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 68,000 injured as Israel launched missiles and ground operations into the Gaza Strip in response.

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Rishi Sunak defends Rwanda plan during GB News Q&A session - The Guardian

Rishi Sunak has said he is “absolutely committed” to his Rwanda policy during a one-hour Q&A session on GB News in which he insisted he understands the country’s frustrations after 14 years of Conservative-led government.

The prime minister told voters that the Rwanda deportations scheme was necessary as a “deterrent” to channel crossings.

Sunak was asked by a voter at the GB News People’s Forum why he was “so adamant” about sticking to the Rwanda policy “when public documentation shows it isn’t working and that it’s not going to work”.

Sunak said: “In order to fully solve this problem, we need a deterrent. We need to be able to say pretty simply and unequivocally that if you come to our country illegally, you won’t get to stay.

“We want to be able to remove you either to your home country if it’s safe, like we’ve done with Albania, and for everyone else we need an alternative and that’s what Rwanda is about.

“I’m absolutely committed to getting this bill through parliament and getting this scheme up and running.”

He challenged Labour and the House of Lords to back the bill, saying: “We are committed to getting it through parliament, but unfortunately, we don’t have a majority in the House of Lords.

“Everyone else right now as we speak is lining up to do deals in the House of Lords to block us … We’ve already seen that in the Commons.”

Asked by one voter why traditional Conservative supporters should back Sunak and not the Nigel Farage-linked Reform UK, Sunak said he appreciated people’s “frustration”.

“I think fundamentally, what you want and what I want are the same,” he said. “The next election is a straightforward choice. At the end of it, either Keir Starmer or I am going to be prime minister and a vote for anyone who is not a Conservative candidate is simply a vote to put Keir Starmer into No 10.”

But in a sign he is thinking about his next career after Downing Street, Sunak suggested he “won’t be around” in politics in 14 years’ time.

Speaking about his record on the NHS, the prime minister said: “I probably will not be around in the 14 years that it takes to train the consultant that we’re now starting to invest in, but it’s the right long-term thing to do for our country, which is why I’ve done it.”

He appealed to undecided voters to support him to help see through his policies.

“There’s more to do and that’s what the election this year is about. That’s the choice,” he said. “Do we stick with this plan? Our plan that is starting to deliver the change that you will want and the country deserves. Or do we go back to square one with Keir Starmer and the Labour party?”

“Now we’ve just seen in the last week, with absolute chaos over the £28bn decarbonisation policy, that Labour simply don’t have a plan – and if you don’t have a plan, you can’t deliver any change.”

Sunak also accused Starmer of attacking him over his privileged background and private schooling, and said that was “not British”.

“I get attacked by Keir Starmer because of where I went to school,” he said. “You’re not really attacking me, you’re attacking my parents, and you’re attacking everybody like them that works hard to aspire for a better life for them and their family. I think that’s wrong. I don’t think it’s British. And that’s not the type of country that I’m going to build.”

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Nottingham attacks: Second police force investigated over contact with killer - BBC.com

By Gavin Bevis & Dan Martin

BBC

Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar died at the scene of the attacks

The police watchdog has started an investigation into a force's contact with Valdo Calocane before he killed three people in Nottingham.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) review follows a voluntary referral by Nottinghamshire Police of complaints it has received from the victims' families.

Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates died in the attacks.

The IOPC will also examine how the force handled the murder investigation.

The watchdog said the complaints alleged there were flaws in the handling of the investigation and missed opportunities by police to prevent the deaths on 13 June.

It added allegations had also been made over the force not executing an outstanding warrant for Calocane's arrest prior the killings, and concerns raised about Nottinghamshire Police's communication with the families.

IOPC director of operations Steve Noonan said: "Our sympathies are with the families of Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar, and Ian Coates, and everyone else affected by the tragic events which took place on June 13 last year.

"We have now decided to investigate complaints made about Nottinghamshire Police's involvement with Valdo Calocane.

"Along with this we are investigating the actions and decisions of Leicestershire Police, which we announced last week."

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An arrest warrant had been issued for Valdo Calocane in September 2022

Leicestershire Police had referred itself to the IOPC, after it emerged the force was investigating a report Calocane had assaulted two colleagues on 5 May at a warehouse in Kegworth.

The force said no-one was seriously hurt and Calocane had reportedly been escorted off-site by security before police arrived.

The IOPC added Nottinghamshire Police had also contacted the watchdog on 30 January, concerning prior contact it had with Calocane dating back to 2020.

It has emerged officers from the force had not detained Calocane after an arrest warrant was issued in September 2022, over the alleged assault of a police officer in 2021.

The warrant was still outstanding at the time of the killings, Assistant Chief Constable Rob Griffin confirmed.

Barnaby Webber's mother Emma welcomed the IOPC investigation

Calocane, who a court heard suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, was given a hospital order on 25 January after pleading guilty to three counts of manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility.

Speaking on behalf of the families, Barnaby Webber's mother Emma welcomed the IOPC review.

She added: "It saddens us, however, that this investigation has had to result from us rather than the Nottinghamshire force doing the right thing and referring themselves.

"The failings and our concerns have been well documented and we now welcome a thorough independent body to look into all points raised.

"We will also ensure that we request the opportunity to meet with the IOPC in person so that we can provide our statements and relevant evidence."

Nottinghamshire Police has been contacted for comment.

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After the sentencing, Mr Coates's son James said Calocane had "got away with murder"

The IOPC investigation is the latest in a string of ongoing reviews into the case.

Nottinghamshire Police's involvement in the case is already being investigated by the College of Policing, in a review commissioned by Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner Caroline Henry.

Meanwhile, NHS England said it would order a major investigation, called the Independent Mental Health Homicide Review, which will examine whether the deaths could have been predicted or prevented.

The health secretary has also announced a special review of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, which treated Calocane, while the attorney general has ordered a review into the Crown Prosecution Service's handling of the case, and is considering whether judges should review the 32-year-old's sentence.

The victims' families say the various reviews will not be sufficient and have called for a full public inquiry to look at the way all the authorities managed the case.

They met Rishi Sunak to raise their concerns, with the prime minister saying they had "perfectly reasonable" questions about the case.

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Record one in five NHS staff in England are non-UK nationals, figures show - The Guardian

One in five NHS staff in England are non-UK nationals, according to figures that show the pivotal role foreign workers play in keeping the health service afloat.

Healthcare workers from 214 countries – from India, Portugal and Ghana to tiny nations such as Tonga, Liechtenstein and Solomon Islands – are employed in the NHS. And the proportion of roles filled by non-UK nationals has risen to a record high, according to analysis of NHS Digital figures.

Of the 1,282,623 full-time equivalent (FTE) hospital and community health service staff in England in September 2023 whose nationality was known, 20.4% were non-UK nationals. This was up from 13% in September 2016 and 11.9% in September 2009, when the data series began.

Danny Mortimer, the chief executive of NHS Employers, said the analysis “shows how reliant the NHS has become on its talented international workforce” and that without such staff the health service “could have very easily buckled under the pressures it has been put under”.

He said: “Teams across the NHS are hugely appreciative to their overseas colleagues for their support and contribution. But there is no room for complacency as we will not be able to continue to draw on international recruitment to fill NHS vacancies for ever.

“If anything, retention is just as important as attracting new staff into the NHS and will be key in the short term to preventing pressures from worsening and ensuring the recruitment base we are looking to build from has solid foundations. Expanding the number of staff we train here is also important, so it is vital the continued expansion of training and education, set out in the NHS England long-term workforce plan, is maintained.”

Three in 10 nurses (30%) and more than a third of doctors (36.3%) are non-UK nationals, driven by sharp increases in recent years, according to the analysis by the PA Media news agency.

The most common nurse and health visitor non-UK nationality is Indian, accounting for 10.1% of all FTEs, followed by Filipino (7.7%), Nigerian (2.5%) and Irish (1.1%).

Indian was again the most common non-UK nationality among doctors, accounting for 8% of all medics, followed by Pakistani (3.7%), Egyptian (2.9%) and Nigerian (2.0%).

The proportion of midwives who are non-UK nationals has also jumped recently, from 7.1% in 2020 to 9% in 2023, though this represents a return to levels seen in 2009 when it stood at 9.1%. Among medical support staff the figure has risen from 7.2% in 2009 to 10.3% in 2016 and 17.6% in 2023.

Lucina Rolewicz, a researcher at the Nuffield Trust, said the NHS had become “increasingly reliant on overseas recruitment to fill staffing gaps”, with international nurses proving “pivotal” to the government meeting its 2019 pledge to boost the number of NHS nurses in England by 50,000.

She said this was far from a sustainable, long-term solution. “The NHS is still competing with other health systems for overseas staff and in some cases our working conditions, pay and career prospects may look less favourable compared to other countries,” she said.

Alex Baylis, an assistant director of policy at the King’s Fund, said: “Staff from overseas are – and always have been – absolutely essential to the NHS and must be recognised and valued as such. The NHS needs to make sure they are well supported as they get used to our system, they have access to ongoing training and career progression and above all they are treated fairly and not discriminated against.”

The Department of Health and Social Care acknowledged the “valuable role” international staff play in helping the NHS deliver world-class care, but said it was important to reduce the reliance on overseas workers.

“The NHS long-term workforce plan will double the number of medical school places, almost double the number of adult nurse training places, and increase the number of GP training places by 50% by 2031,” a spokesperson said. “Through these domestic training expansions, we expect around 10% of our workforce to be recruited internationally in 15 years’ time, compared to nearly a quarter today.”

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Rochdale: Four boys aged 12-14 arrested on suspicion of rape - BBC

By Charlie Jones

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Four boys aged between 12 and 14 have been arrested on suspicion of rape, according to police in Rochdale.

Officers were called to reports of a rape in the Newbold area at around 18:00 GMT on Saturday, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.

The quartet - aged 12, 13, 14, and 14 - were arrested and remain in custody.

A crime scene on Kingsway is still in place and the "young female" victim is being supported, the force added.

Forensic officers have been at the scene throughout the day. A police dog team joined the efforts, searching through undergrowth in the area.

The sealed off area is in a corner of a busy car park, 100m (328ft) from the entrance to the supermarket and just 50m (164ft) from the Newbold tram stop, where people commute into and out of Rochdale town centre.

Police have issued an appeal for anyone who was in the area or may have seen something to get in touch.

A spokesperson for GMP said: "At around 6pm on Saturday 10 February 2024, officers were called to reports of a rape in Newbold, Rochdale.

"Four boys aged 12, 13, 14, 14 have been arrested on suspicion of rape and remain in police custody.

"The victim is currently being supported by specialist officers.

"If you or someone you know has been raped or sexually assaulted, we encourage you not to suffer in silence and report it to the police, or a support agency so you can get the help and support available."

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Review of MoD’s diversity policies ordered by ‘furious’ Grant Shapps - The Guardian

A review of diversity and inclusion policies at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been ordered to ensure that Britain’s ability to defend its borders isn’t impaired by what a cabinet minister described as “political correctness”.

The move follows reports that the army wants to relax security checks for overseas recruits to increase black, Asian and minority ethnic representation.

The 2023 British Army’s Race Action Plan, outlining measures to boost representation, describes security clearance vetting as being “the primary barrier to non-UK personnel gaining a commission in the army” and vows to “challenge SC (security clearance) requirements”, the Sunday Telegraph reported.

But it added the defence secretary, Grant Shapps, was “furious” about what was described as “woke nonsense” and had ordered the review, quoting him as saying that there would be no “lowering of security clearance requirements on my watch”.

“And no one should be offended by having religion as part of remembrance services. You don’t have to be Christian to appreciate and respect the history and traditions of the United Kingdom,” he added.

His fellow cabinet minister Michael Gove appeared to confirm the move on Sunday, telling Sky’s Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips that Shapps had been looking at specific policies to ensure a balance was struck.

He said this was between protecting individuals in the armed forces, having a diverse military “to make sure that these policies operate in such a way as to ensure that political correctness, or some of the more – what’s the word? – ‘out there’ approaches that people take towards diversity, equity and inclusion don’t impair our ability to defend our borders and to make sure that this country is secure”.

An MoD spokesperson said: “Our priority is protecting the national security of the United Kingdom and ensuring the operational effectiveness of our armed forces.

“We take security extremely seriously and ensure that all personnel have the appropriate security clearance, which is reviewed on a case-by-case basis.”

The shadow defence secretary, John Healey, said: “National security must always be the first priority for any government and our armed forces must never relax security checks for recruits.

“But from missing their own hiring targets every year to overseeing the terrible state of military housing, the forces’ recruitment crisis has been caused by 14 years of Conservative failure.”

Healey also criticised Shapps after the defence secretary was accused of inflating the MoD’s budget by claiming he had £288bn to spend on armed forces equipment over the next decade.

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Met Police find two bodies in Thames in search for Clapham chemical attack suspect - Evening Standard

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