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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Donna Ferguson

More than 100 artists tell Starmer to halt arms sales to Israel if he becomes PM

Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan is one of the signatories of the letter urging a potential prime minister Keir Starmer to stop arms sales to Israel. Photograph: Mike Marsland/WireImage

Actors including Steve Coogan, Miriam Margolyes and Juliet Stevenson have joined forces with musicians, writers and directors in calling on Keir Starmer to halt arm sales to Israel if elected prime minister.

The singer Paloma Faith, the film-maker Mike Leigh and the author Michael Rosen are among the more than 100 celebrities who have signed a joint letter, coordinated by Artists for Palestine UK, that urges the Labour leader to “take a stand against the ongoing atrocities committed by Israel” in Gaza.

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