Something went wrong, please try again later. Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up to the Merseyside Report, as elected officials continue to lead the city region out of lockdown Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up to the Merseyside Report, as elected officials continue to lead the city region out of lockdown Labour is facing criticism for standing by its Rochdale by-election candidate, even after he claimed that Israel allowed Hamas to carry out its October 7 attack to provide grounds to invade Gaza. Azhar Ali apologised for his "deeply offensive" comments after...