Anas Sarwar brands Keir Starmer's Israel-Gaza comments 'hurtful' SCOTTISH Labour’s Anas Sarwar has branded Keir Starmer’s claim that Israel had “the right” to cut off water and power to… The National (Scotland) · Oct 31, 2023
Permanent ceasefire could currently risk more violence – Keir Starmer The Labour leader is due to make a speech calling on global leaders to work towards restoring peace in the Middle East. The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023
Keir Starmer cautions Israel but refuses to back calls for ceasefire Labour leader criticises Israeli bombardment but says ceasefire is not ‘the correct position now’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2023
Tory ministerial aide sacked over call for Gaza ceasefire Paul Bristow is first frontbencher to lose job over calling for an end to hostilities in Israel-Hamas war The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023
Rishi Sunak sacks senior Tory aide for calling for Gaza ceasefire Paul Bristow had called for ‘permanent’ ceasefire in Gaza in letter to PM The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023
I'm a midwife – here's why I'm doing a five-day demo for Gaza at Holyrood A MIDWIFE has begun a five-day hunger strike outside the Scottish Parliament in solidarity with civilians going hungry in Gaza during the… The National (Scotland) · Oct 30, 2023
What are the London constituencies for the next election? Boundary changes explained To ensure that constituencies are all around the same size and respect local relationships across places, constituency borders are revised on a regular basis Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2023
OPINION - I resigned as a councillor from Keir Starmer's Labour party because of his attitude to Palestinian suffering Israel has a right to defend itself, but no country is exempt from international law Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2023
'The arrogance is palpable': Senior Labour MP snubs Anas Sarwar Gaza call A LABOUR frontbencher dismissed calls from Anas Sarwar and Sadiq Khan for a ceasefire in Gaza as they’re “not part of the shadow cabinet”. The National (Scotland) · Oct 30, 2023
OPINION - The Standard View: Keir Starmer's big test on Israel, Gaza and party unity Just three weeks ago, Sir Keir Starmer was master of all he surveyed. The Labour Party conference in Liverpool was the dictionary definition of message discipline. Everyone from shadow cabinet ministers to ordinary party members appeared in lockstep behind the leader, while the hard-Left was barely a rump. Hamas’s terrorist… Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2023
Andy Burnham warns Starmer: Don’t brand us disloyal for disagreeing with you over Israel Exclusive: ‘Healthy’ for party to air different views on ceasefire, says Manchester mayor The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023
Sue Gray’s son reveals bid to be Labour MP in winnable seat Partygate probe chief’s decision to run as south London candidate angers Tories The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023
Labour losing voters over Gaza matters – whether it hurts electorally or not Keir Starmer’s response has exposed a party out of touch with, and even contemptuous of, its grassroots, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023
‘I was young and naive – now I’m wizened and cynical’: James O’Brien on the politicians who always let you down If Britain is broken, the talk radio host knows who to blame, from Nigel Farage to Jeremy Corbyn to Boris Johnson. True, he once voted for some of them, but he’s not going to let them off the hook The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2023 Son of partygate investigator Sue Gray announces bid to be Labour MP Liam Conlon said he is running to be Labour’s candidate in a newly-created seat in south-east London.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2023 Sue Gray’s son to run for winnable Labour seat Liam Conlon, son of Keir Starmer’s new chief of staff, is standing for the party in Beckenham and Penge in south London
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2023 Labour will not punish calls for Israel-Hamas ceasefire, shadow minister suggests Keir Starmer has ‘listened’ to rebels and will ‘continue engaging’, says Peter Kyle, amid mounting pressure from senior party figures
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2023 Starmer won’t sack senior Labour MPs rebelling over Gaza stance, says frontbencher Leadership will ‘continue engaging’ with shadow ministers who back ceasefire, says Peter Kyle
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2023 Labour unlikely to sack senior MPs rebelling over Israel stance – Peter Kyle Sir Keir Starmer has called for a humanitarian pause in the fighting to allow for aid to be sent to Gaza, but some MPs want a ceasefire.
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2023 Government wants extremism crackdown as Met Police chief says force will be ‘ruthless’ at protests Michael Gove and Suella Braverman thought to be looking at tighting rules – as nine arrested at pro-Palestine demo in London
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2023 ‘My children were saying: Let them just kill us’: British doctor trapped in Gaza with family calls for ceasefire UK citizen arrived in country with wife and three teenage children days before the Hamas assault on Israel
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2023 Labour must beware of tearing itself apart over the horrific conflict in Gaza Feelings are bound to be intense but the party cannot afford to become devoured by bitter divisions
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2023 How the Gaza conflict is dividing Europe’s left Across the continent, the war is reopening old schisms within delicately stitched alliances as parties struggle to maintain a united response
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2023 Labour leads Conservatives over home ownership, new UK poll shows Government falls further behind opposition in latest Opinium survey
The National (Scotland) · Oct 29, 2023 Humza Yousaf says UK has 'complicity' in Gaza deaths after abstaining at UN HUMZA Yousaf has said his family’s “hearts are broken” as they fear for their relatives trapped in Gaza – who they cannot reach.