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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu Political correspondent

Andy McDonald sues Tory MP who accused him of ‘seeking to justify’ Hamas atrocity

Andy McDonald.
Andy McDonald was placed on ‘precautionary suspension’ on Monday by the Labour party. Photograph: Mark Pinder/The Guardian

A suspended Labour MP is suing the Conservative MP Chris Clarkson, who accused him of “seeking to justify the murderous actions of Hamas” in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Andy McDonald, who represents the Middlesbrough constituency, said much of what he has said over the last few days about recent events in Israel and Palestine had been “deliberately distorted and misinterpreted”.

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