Keir Starmer is under growing pressure to call for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas after two of Labour’s most senior Muslim politicians said doing so was the best way to prevent further unnecessary deaths.
Anas Sarwar, the leader of Scottish Labour, said there should be an “immediate cessation of violence” with conditions attached. Hours earlier, Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, said a ceasefire was vital to avoid a “substantial military escalation”.
