Sir Keir Starmer has defended his decision to withdraw support for Labour's candidate in the upcoming Rochdale by-election, calling it "tough but necessary".

Labour had originally stood by Azhar Ali after he apologised for comments he made about the October 7th attacks on Israel - with frontbencher after frontbencher defending him on the media rounds.

Our political correspondent Serena Barker-Singh reports on the three-day row that has now led to two candidates being suspended.

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