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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent

How Keir Starmer averted Gaza ceasefire vote crisis

Keir Starmer in the House of Commons
Starmer’s authority ‘is stronger than it was before today’, one Labour source claimed. Photograph: Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament/Maria Unger

On Wednesday lunchtime Keir Starmer was facing the biggest crisis of his career.

Earlier in the week, he had been warned that as many as 100 of his MPs – including at least two of his shadow cabinet – were willing to rebel by voting for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza unless Labour brought forward its own amendment calling for one.

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