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Jess Phillips was among the shadow ministers returning to the backbenches so they could back a ceasefire.

The former Home Secretary said the ‘weight of public opinion’ remains behind Government policy.

The neighbourhood officer was key to the founding tradition of policing in Britain. The concept of “policing by consent” depended on the view of police as citizens in uniform – visible, local figures there to watch, listen and intervene where needed, in a community they knew and understood.

Muslim communities in the UK have shared their concerns as Labour MP quits front bench over party’s refusal to call for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war, Maryam Zakir-Hussain reports

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The Labour leader said his position opposing calls for a ceasefire is ‘a matter of principle’.

I said: “I found the British still very emotional about Palestine. Why?” And he said: “It’s associated, don’t you think with partisanship with one side or the other. I can’t think of any colony or mandate that was as demanding intellectually and emotionally as Palestine.

Nick Brown, the former chief whip, is the latest party figure to announce his resignation

On Tuesday night, a Labour frontbencher quit the party over Starmer’s position – the latest in a string of resignations.

Fifty Labour councillors quit party over Sir Keir Starmer’s stance on Israel-Hamas war

The Labour leader is continuing to grapple with divisions over his stance on the Hamas-Israel conflict.