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Labour council leader and 10 others quit party over Keir Starmer's Gaza position

A council leader has left the Labour Party just days after urging Keir Starmer to resign as leader over his stance on the Israel-Hamas war.

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Burnley council leader and 10 others quit Labour over Starmer’s Gaza position

The councillors said they ‘cannot remain in a party that is not doing enough while innocent people are being killed’.

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Keir Starmer can't say if he would condemn Israel for using chemical weapons

KEIR Starmer has declined to say if he would condemn Israel if it is found to have used chemical weapons on Palestinian civilians.

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Starmer says focus is on stopping Gaza suffering not on dissenting party members

It comes after two Labour council leaders called on him to resign, amid internal divisions and criticism over his refusal to back a ceasefire.

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Labour council chiefs call on Keir Starmer to resign over Gaza position

THE leaders of two Labour-led councils have called on Keir Starmer to “consider his position” as he maintains his refusal to back a ceasefire…

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Labour laments NZ losses as Greens, Maori Party surge

Labour has lost almost half its caucus, while minor parties the Greens, ACT and the Maori Party recorded their best ever result in the New Zealand election.

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Welsh Labour’s Vaughan Gething: ‘It’s not about being black, it’s about being good at what you do’

First black minister in devolved administration and only black Senedd member wants party ‘that reflects Britain as it is today’

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'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)

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 Guardian - UK

UK politicians lack humanity, says son of doctor trapped in Gaza

People with families in Gaza call on British government to help get them out and to join calls for ceasefire

The Guardian - UK

Leading Labour figure Lord Elder dies after collapsing outside chamber

Murray Elder was one of the world’s longest living heart transplant patients, having received his in 1988.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer warned he risks ‘plunging party into crisis’ amid backlash over Labour’s stance on Israel

The Labour leader has sparked fury among left-wing and Muslim members of the Labour Party over his refusal to call for a ceasefire in Gaza

The Independent UK

Councillors who quit Labour accuse Keir Starmer of 'gaslighting' in scathing letter

COUNCILLORS and officials who quit Labour over comments made by Keir Starmer about the Israel-Hamas conflict have accused him of “gaslighting”…

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Tory by-election defeats: John Rentoul answers your questions from Farage’s return to election timeline

John Rentoul answers your questions as Sir Keir Starmer declared Labour was ‘redrawing the political map’ following a historic Tory by-election trouncing

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Roy Read obituary

Other Lives: Chemicals salesman whose real passions were cricket, the Labour party, gardening and allotments

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Protesters say Labour has blood on its hands outside party’s HQ

Demonstrators called for Labour to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and for the UK to stop arming Israel.

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: Double defeat for Tories as Labour takes two seats in byelection victory

In today’s newsletter: The Conservative party suffered a crushing defeat as Labour wins Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire seats in historic byelections

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Tory peer warns Labour over Israel-Hamas war protest ban

Sayeeda Warsi criticises party for strongly advising its councillors not to attend pro-Palestine-related demonstrations

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The West Coast's surprising shade of blue

Few pundits flagged the West Coast, birthplace of the Labour Party, to be part of the big blue swing this election.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer interview: Inside the Labour leader's march on No.10

With the keys to No 10 looking more like Keir Starmer’s to lose, Dylan Jones sits down with the Opposition leader and poses the questions on London voters’ minds

The National (Scotland)

SNP to force Labour to vote on devolving employment law to Holyrood

THE SNP are to force the Labour Party to vote on devolving employment law to the Scottish Parliament after Ian Murray and Anas Sarwar appeared…

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Hipkins remains Labour leader, Little quits politics

Chris Hipkins is still the leader of the Labour Party, though a leadership vote will be scheduled after the final election results come in, in line with party rules.

AAP

Hipkins to stay as NZ Labour leader, as Little resigns

Defeated Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he is "not done with politics" and will stay as Labour leader - at least for the meantime.

The Guardian - UK

Labour councillors quit party in protest at Keir Starmer’s Israel stance

Amna Abdullatif, the first Arab Muslim woman elected to Manchester city council, among those to resign

The Guardian - UK

Labour must pay attention to class politics

Letters: In a society where work no longer pays the bills and social mobility has slowed, class is not something you can leave behind, writes Neil Schofield-Hughes. Plus letters from Martyn Taylor and Lesley Moore

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