Tory ministerial aide sacked over call for Gaza ceasefire
by Pippa Crerar Political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6FZXP)
Paul Bristow is first frontbencher to lose job over calling for an end to hostilities in Israel-Hamas war
A Conservative MP has been sacked from his government job after breaking ranks to publicly urge Rishi Sunak to back a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
Paul Bristow was dismissed as a ministerial aide at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on Monday after writing to the prime minister to call for an end to hostilities between Israel and Hamas to save lives.
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