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Labour suspends three councillors over Israel comments

Labour has suspended three councillors over controversial messages posted on social media, in the latest development in a party row over alleged anti-semitism.

Burnley councillor Shah Hussain; Blackburn with Darwen councillor Salim Mulla; and Nottingham City councillor Ilyas Aziz were all suspended pending investigation.

The suspensions come a day after Jeremy Corbyn claimed Labour is "united" in fighting anti-semitism and all forms of racism at a May Day rally.

The row began last week following the suspension of Labour MP Naz Shah and highly-controversial comments made by Ken Livingstone linking Hitler and Zionism.

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Labour to 'clarify party rules' amid anti-Semitism row

Labour is stepping up efforts to "clarify policies, procedures, and the rules" over how it tackles anti-Semitism, according to the shadow education secretary.

Labour MP Lucy Powell told ITV News the party needed to be "absolutely clear" it had "zero tolerance" for anti-Semitism within its ranks, and that there were a number of investigations ongoing.

We clearly need to be absolutely clear with party members, with the public, and with society at large that there is a zero tolerance of anti-Semitism in the Labour party, and that's why we have a number of investigations ongoing and that is why we will be bringing forward new proposals to clarify the policies, procedures and the rules in relation to this so that swift action can be taken.

– Lucy Powell
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