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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Rishi Sunak sacks senior Tory aide for calling for Gaza ceasefire

PA Wire

Rishi Sunak has sacked a senior Tory from his government job as a ministerial aide for calling breaking ranks and calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Paul Bristow, a parliamentary private secretary (PPS) at the science department, had called for a “permanent” ceasefire in Gaza in a letter to Mr Sunak.

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