A Hackney councillor has left Labour, saying he is “appalled” by the Party. However, Ozsen said he is finding it “increasingly difficult to see the difference between the Labour Party, the Tories, and the far-right Reform Party”. “All of this [is] supported in part by Hackney Labour Council’s refusal to divest its pension fund from firms that enable Israel’s war effort”, he added. “It is clear that the Labour Party has now left me, and it is equally clear that I must now leave it”. When contacted for comment, Hackney Labour said: “We regret that M Can Ozen has decided to leave Labour.