The Guardian – Labour cuts ties with Rochdale candidate over Israel comments 

The Guardian leads with Labour withdrawing support for its candidate in the upcoming Rochdale by-election just weeks before voters go to the polls.

The paper says the situation is a “key test” for Keir Starmer’s party. 

A local Labour insider said some activists would “seriously consider” throwing their support behind Simon Danczuk, the “disgraced former Labour MP for Rochdale who was suspended from the party “after sending inappropriate messages to a teenager”.