Sean Jordan

Tory MP Alec Shelbrooke smears @MothinAli & Keir Starmer joins in - "We're all shocked by the actions of the deputy leader of the Green Party.. it is important all of us set our face against antisemitism" A reminder that these smears are only to get more intense and hysterical

.@EllieChowns uses a point of order to call out the lies told about Mothin Ali in the commons this afternoon.

Exclusive from @patrickkmaguire and our podcast The State of It Labour has accused the Greens of “whipping up hatred” among Muslim voters before this week’s pivotal by-election after they called for Sir Keir Starmer’s party to be “punished for Gaza” A cabinet minister said that the Greens are “hammering us” by “deliberately raising the salience of Gaza" Hannah Spencer, the Green candidate, has distributed leaflets in Gorton & Denton in Urdu, saying that voters should “make Labour pay” and accusing them of pushing “racist, dog whistle gutter policies” On the leaflet, she is wearing a keffiyeh, the Middle Eastern scarf commonly associated with Palestine On Monday, the party circulated a campaign video in Urdu accusing Matt Goodwin, the Reform UK candidate, of being someone who will “fuel the flames of Islamophobia” The video shows Starmer shaking hands with Narendra Modi, the Hindu nationalist prime minister of India, and also shows David Lammy, the deputy prime minister, shaking hands with Binyamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel. The video cuts to aerial footage of Gaza as Spencer, speaking in Urdu, says: “Politicians aren’t working for us.” The same video has been created and circulated in Bangla and is set to be recreated in Arabic and Pashto before the vote on Thursday A senior cabinet minister said: “The Greens are whipping up hatred and deliberately raising the salience of Gaza. They’re hammering us. They’re a totally different party to the one we thought they were. They’re just like Respect — it’s like fighting a by-election against George Galloway.” Lucy Powell, the deputy Labour leader, said: “Voters on Thursday have a straight choice between Labour or Reform, between unity or division. “The Green campaign is becoming increasingly desperate and has been characterised by misinformation with dodgy bar charts, selective quoting of academics and now a shameful attempt to manipulate the respected Muslim community. What do Greens say? “Voting Green let Reform win in Runcorn. Voters here are more alive to that threat every day … We will keep hammering the message that Labour is the only serious contender that will beat Reform.” A Green Party source said: “I speak Urdu, and I listened to the Urdu one and it’s actually beautifully translated. I highly recommend they listen to the messaging about cost of living and bringing communities together in the translation. And when the Greens talk about being inclusive, they really mean it. Unlike Labour, who only care about their ultra wealthy donors.” With @patrickkmaguire and @Gabriel_Pogrund open.spotify.com/episode/2KJaTX…