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Shadow minister says his position on Gaza is at odds with Keir Starmer’s call for humanitarian pausesIsrael and Hamas at war – latest updatesA member of Labour’s frontbench has resigned “with a heavy heart” over the party’s position on the Israel-Hamas…
Labour party leader criticises speech as ‘admission that government has no faith in Britain’s ability to avert decline’Here is Ben Quinn’s guide to what will be in the king’s speech.In a statement about the king’s speech issued overnight, Keir Starmer …
Afrasiab Anwar, one of 11 councillors to resign, was among those who earlier asked party leader to step downThe leader of Burnley borough council has resigned along with 10 other councillors in protest at Keir Starmer’s refusal to call for a ceasefire …
Shadow foreign secretary toughens line on Israel-Palestine in light of ‘shocking number’ of dead civiliansLabour will work for a Palestinian state | David LammyLabour has warned that the “siege conditions” in place in Gaza are unacceptable and called f…
Party leader insists calls for ceasefire and humanitarian pauses ‘come from the same place’Israel and Hamas at war – live updatesKeir Starmer sought to portray the Labour party as unified in its position on the Israel-Hamas conflict, as he insisted tha…
Labour leader says he thinks most practical way to get aid into Gaza is to have a humanitarian pauseKeir Starmer is delivering his speech to the North East Chamber of Commerce now.He starts by saying they are near the A1, where there is a stretch of r…
Letter signed by at least 330 councillors says refusal to back end to violence is ‘harming communities’At least 330 Labour councillors have signed a letter urging Keir Starmer to back a ceasefire in Gaza, despite the Labour leader’s attempts to reassur…
Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser denies contributing to an atmosphere of misogyny at No 10, saying he was ‘much ruder about men’Heather Hallett, the chair, intervenes at this point. She asks Cain if he is defending the 10-day gap. She says she find…
Labour leader criticises Israeli bombardment but says ceasefire is not ‘the correct position now’Israel and Hamas at war – live updatesKeir Starmer has urged Israel to obey international law but refused to back calls for a ceasefire, as he seeks to hea…
Forty-nine of party’s 199 MPs have either said they want a ceasefire or signed a motion calling for oneIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesNearly a quarter of Labour MPs have publicly called for a ceasefire in Gaza, contrary to the party’s official l…