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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sam Blewett

Tory MP sacked from Government job for urging PM to back Gaza ceasefire

PA Media

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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