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

Burnham to face pressure at Labour conference to recognise Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide

In Gaza's al-Mughraqa area, people walk and ride past rubble-lined streets and destroyed buildings
Groups want Burnham to accept findings of UN commission of inquiry that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. Photograph: Hassan al-Jedi/APAImages/Shutterstock

Grassroots Labour groups are gearing up for a conference showdown with Andy Burnham over Gaza, as the party’s members seek to force the prime minister to recognise Israel’s actions as a genocide and impose a full arms embargo.

Momentum, Labour & Palestine, the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy and Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) plan to ramp up pressure on Burnham before his first Labour conference as prime minister next month.

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