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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Dominic McGrath

Frontbencher quits as shadow ministers defy Starmer ahead of ceasefire vote

PA Wire

A Labour shadow minister has quit Sir Keir Starmer’s frontbench and promised to back a ceasefire in a crunch Commons vote.

It comes as three other frontbenchers, Naz Shah, Helen Hayes and Afzal Khan, also broke ranks with their party leader and signalled plans to vote for an SNP amendment to the King’s Speech backing a ceasefire.

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