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Israel Hamas war 2023

Scottish Labour rebel against Sir Keir Starmer in Gaza ceasefire vote

Anas Sarwar's party backed SNP calls in the Scottish Parliament for an immediate ceasefire in the Strip

By Richard Percival

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Scottish Labour rebel against Sir Keir Starmer in Gaza ceasefire vote

Israel Hamas war 2023

UK councillors receive 'threatening letter' urging them to back Gaza ceasefire

By Richard Percival

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MARSTON MORETAINE, BEDFORDSHIRE - OCTOBER 20: Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks to media after congratulating newly elected Labour MP for Mid Bedfordshire Alistair Strathern on October 20, 2023 in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire. Labour candidate Alistair Strathern overturns Tory majority to win the seat vacated by former Conservative culture secretary Nadine Dorries. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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Sir Keir Starmer fears for family’s safety after Labour MPs targeted with abuse

By Richard Percival

2 min read

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers his speech on October 31, 2023 in London, England. The Labour party leader has been under pressure to articulate a policy on the Israel-Hamas war to resolve tensions within his party. Some prominent Labour politicians have vocally supported a ceasefire, while others, including Starmer, have only called for a "humanitarian pause." (Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

By David Rose

Starmer’s nerve is holding – and it’s paying dividends

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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 14: People take part in a demonstration in support of Palestine on October 14, 2023 in London, United Kingdom. Groups supporting Palestine protest at Israel's retaliation to Hamas attacks across the UK this weekend despite the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, suggesting that waving Palestinian flags and using popular pro-Palestine slogans could be illegal under the Public Order Act in a letter she sent to police chiefs in England and Wales on Tuesday. (Footage by Carl Court/Getty Images)

By Nicholas Farrell

Now we can all see the left’s problem very clearly

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Anti-Israel protests

Labour frontbenchers rebel against Sir Keir Starmer in crunch ceasefire vote

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Israel Hamas war 2023

Keir Starmer showing 'resolute and determined leadership' by standing up for Israel

By Richard Percival

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By David Rose

Starmer’s no-ceasefire position makes moral and strategic sense

The Labour leader, under fire from a large section of his party, is playing the long game – and playing it well

4 min read

November 3, 2023 14:56

Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers his keynote address to delegates on the third day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, northwest England, on October 10, 2023. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

By Ian Austin

Well done so far, Sir Keir. Don’t ever give in

The Labour leader’s stance is the moral one but it has been opposed by some in his party

3 min read

November 2, 2023 13:05

Starmer: Hamas sought to bring death upon their fellow Muslims in Gaza

Labour leader refuses to bow to pressure within his party for him to call for a ceasefire

By David Rose

3 min read

October 31, 2023 17:50

By Lord Walney

Don’t bow to pressure on Labour's Israel policy, Sir Keir

It would be inexcusable for anyone in Labour to use the threat of 'losing Muslim votes' to pressure him to change his position

2 min read

October 26, 2023 12:12

Keir Starmer holds meeting with Muslim MPs amid revolt over Israel policy

The Labour leader said the Jewish state had the 'right' to cut off power and water from Gaza

By Richard Percival

2 min read

October 25, 2023 16:44

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 11: Labour party leader, Sir Keir Starmer is interviewed for LBC during a media round on the morning of the final day of the Labour party conference on October 11, 2023 in Liverpool, England. The 2023 Labour Conference draws to a close today with speeches from Wes Streeting, Shadow Health Secretary and Bridget Phillipson, Shadow Education Secretary as well as a guest appearance by Ukrainian Oleksandr Kornienko, the presiding officer of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Second group of Labour councillors revolt over Keir Starmer's Israel policy

More than a dozen councillors have resigned from the party within the last week in protest

By Richard Percival

2 min read

October 24, 2023 16:52

Corbynite former MP calls flying Israeli flag over council ‘disrespectful’

Emma Dent Coad attacked a motion to fly the flag over Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea town hall

By JC Reporter

1 min read

October 24, 2023 15:09

Corbynite former MP calls flying Israeli flag over council ‘disrespectful’

Labour councillors revolt over Starmer's policy on Israel

Polls show more in Starmer's party support the Palestinians than Israel

By Richard Percival

2 min read

October 18, 2023 16:07

By David Rose

It was a very different Labour on show this week

The party's firm line on Israel would have been unthinkable before

3 min read

October 13, 2023 15:04

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Scottish Labour rebel against Sir Keir Starmer in Gaza ceasefire vote

UK councillors receive 'threatening letter' urging them to back Gaza ceasefire

Sir Keir Starmer fears for family’s safety after Labour MPs targeted with abuse

Starmer’s nerve is holding – and it’s paying dividends

Now we can all see the left’s problem very clearly

Labour frontbenchers rebel against Sir Keir Starmer in crunch ceasefire vote

Keir Starmer showing 'resolute and determined leadership' by standing up for Israel

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