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

Labour will not punish calls for Israel-Hamas ceasefire, shadow minister suggests

Peter Kyle speaking to the media
Speaking to Sky News, Kyle said Labour was ‘in lockstep with the international community’. Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

Members of Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet will not be punished if they break party ranks by demanding a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, because Labour is a “diverse party”, Peter Kyle has suggested.

The shadow science, innovation and technology minister also rejected claims that Labour was taking Muslim votes for granted, and said the party was not basing its policy on the conflict around what might win votes.

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