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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pippa Crerar

‘This is not action’: MPs respond to David Lammy’s condemnation of Israel

Foreign secretary, David Lammy, leaves 10 Downing Street, after a Cabinet meeting.
Foreign secretary, David Lammy, leaves 10 Downing Street, after a Cabinet meeting. Photograph: James Manning/PA

When David Lammy stood at the dispatch box to deliver a statement condemning Israel’s killing of starving civilians in Gaza on Monday, he was met with anger from MPs.

“We want action, and this is not action,” thundered one Labour MP. Another questioned: “Is this it?” A third asked: “At what point does our basic humanity require us to take stronger action? Many of us think the red line was passed a long time ago.”

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