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Peterborough City councillors suspended in Labour anti-semitism probe
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image captionAnsar Ali, Angus Ellis, Samantha Hemraj, Mohammed Jamil, Shabina Qayyum, Mahboob Hussain and Aasiyah Joseph have been suspended
Seven city councillors are among a group suspended by the Labour Party over alleged anti-semitism.
The Peterborough City councillors, and seven other party members from the city and north west Cambridgeshire, are facing an internal party investigation.
It is understood councillors Ansar Ali, Angus Ellis, Samantha Hemraj, Mohammed Jamil, Shabina Qayyum, Mahboob Hussain and Aasiyah Joseph are suspended.
Labour said it took all complaints of anti-semitism extremely seriously .
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Peterborough MP Paul Bristow has invited the Jewish Leadership Council (JLC) to the city after several councillors were suspended due to accusations of antisemitism.
Accusations made towards those involved in Peterborough politics in recent days included claims that antisemitic opinions, videos and images had been circulated by Labour Party and Conservative members in the city.
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Suspended Labour councillors (clockwise from top left): Angus Ellis, Ansar Ali, Aasiyah Joseph, Shabina Qayyum, Mohammed Jamil, Samantha Hemraj and Mahboob Hussain
Those suspended while the party investigates alleged antisemitism are: Cllrs Ansar Ali (North ward), Angus Ellis (Bretton), Samantha Hemraj (East), Mahboob Hussain (Central), Shabina Qayyum (East), Aasiyah Joseph (Park) and Mohammed Jamil (Central).
Four members in Peterborough - Richard Strangward, Alan Gasparutti and Colin and Linda Watson - are also said to have been suspended, as well as Janet Armstrong and Jonathan Orchard from the North West Cambridgeshire constituency party.
Cllr Ellis and Mr Strangward (West) are both candidates for the city council elections on May 6 where Labour is hoping to end more than 20 years of Conservative rule.
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