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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn Political correspondent

Starmer under pressure to back Labour amendment on Gaza ceasefire

Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer said he understood the ‘emotions’ behind the ceasefire calls of some in the party. Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

Keir Starmer is facing growing pressure to support a Labour amendment backing a ceasefire in Gaza to head off the possibility of his own MPs voting for an SNP motion that will call for an immediate halt to the fighting.

A meeting of Labour’s parliamentary party (PLP) on Monday was described as “a bin fire” by one MP, with a separate campaign by pro-ceasefire Labour members launching on Tuesday.

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