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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maryam Zakir-Hussain

British Muslims ‘feel betrayed’ as Sunak and Starmer both refuse calls for Gaza ceasefire

PA

British Muslim communities have said they feel “betrayed” by the government and the Labour Party over the UK’s response to the war in Gaza.

Despite widespread pleas to demand a ceasefire as the death toll in Gaza reportedly exceeds 10,000, Rishi Sunak has not only refused to do so but sacked a Tory MP calling for one. Home secretary Suella Braverman has been accused of stirring up division as she persistently brands pro-Palestine protests “hate marches” and “mobs”.

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