Labour candidate steps down after comparing Israel to 'abusive adult'

In a blogpost Kate Ramsden said the international community had to ‘intervene with Israel’. Photograph: Kate Ramsden/TwitterA Labour candidate has stood down after being put under investigation for a blogpost that compared Israel to “an abused child who becomes an abusive adult”.Kate Ramsden, who had been standing for Gordon, in Aberdeenshire, withdrew for “personal reasons” after Labour asked her to re-interview and said she could face a disciplinary process.