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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Pippa Crerar Political editor

Tory ministerial aide sacked over call for Gaza ceasefire

Paul Bristow looking at a piece of paper in another person's hand
Paul Bristow (right) at a local election vote count in May 2022. Photograph: Paul Marriott/PA

A Conservative MP has been sacked from his government job after breaking ranks to publicly urge Rishi Sunak to back a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

Paul Bristow was dismissed as a ministerial aide at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on Monday after writing to the prime minister to call for an end to hostilities between Israel and Hamas to save lives.

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