The expulsion of two candidates reignites the Labor Party's crisis over the war in Gaza. The leader of the Labor opposition, Keir Starmer, finds himself again at a crossroads.
The new incidents threaten to frustrate Starmer's high expectations in the special elections being held on Thursday in the Kingswood and Wellingborough constituencies. In the latest Ipsos poll, Labor had once again marked a difference of more than 20 points over the "Tories" in voting intention (49% to 27%).