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Politics

More than 50 UK Labour MPs break ranks to vote for Gaza ceasefire

Keir Starmer, leader of Britain's Labour Party, speaks at the House of Commons in London [File: Maria Unger/UK Parliament via Reuters]

Dozens of British opposition lawmakers have voted to call for a ceasefire in Israel’s war in Gaza, underscoring mounting unease within parliamentary ranks regarding Britain’s foreign policy stance.

A group of 56 Labour Party lawmakers went against the party line on Wednesday by voting to amend the government’s legislative agenda to officially urge for a ceasefire in Gaza.

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