The Labour Party in Blackburn has been accused of numerous scandals taking place almost on a monthly basis.

In May of last year, another Blackburn Labour Councillor was suspended after spreading anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, including that Israelis were "kidnapping children and harvesting their organs".

Councillor Yusuf Jan-Virmani, who represents the constituency's Audley and Queen's Park ward, was suspended from the Labour Party after using his slot at a council meeting to make stereotypical claims about Israelis.

Calling Israel's elected officials a "Right-Wing Extremist Government", Councillor Jan-Virmani went on to say "Mr Mayor, councillors, I am not aware of any animal that is so cruel as the Israelis. Not even crocodiles. They bomb schools day and night, hospitals, they bomb them, they flatten them."

"They kidnap the kids and harvest their organs, that's been proven. That's from the United Nations."

With regards to Councillor Irfan, Leader of the Labour-run Blackburn with Darwen Council Councillor Phil Riley confirmed he has been suspended. An investigation is now underway.

"Yes another concerning incident in the long litany of anti-Semitism within Blackburn Labour." Julian Arnold, Chairman of the Blackburn Conservatives said "It is time for the national labour leadership and Keir Starmer to take action not just words against these people in his party.