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UK MP Paul Bristow sacked as aide after call for Israel-Gaza ceasefire

Paul Bristow says he is leaving his job 'with regret' [FIle: UK Parliament/Maria Unger/Handout via Reuters]

A British MP for the ruling Conservative Party has been sacked from his role as a ministerial aide after calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war.

Paul Bristow, an aide to the secretary of state for science, innovation and technology, had written a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last week urging him to change his position on the conflict and back a “permanent” end to the hostilities.

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