Hundreds of Labour councillors urge Keir Starmer to back Gaza ceasefire

Letter signed by at least 330 councillors says refusal to back end to violence is harming communities'

At least 330 Labour councillors have signed a letter urging Keir Starmer to back a ceasefire in Gaza, despite the Labour leader's attempts to reassure the party over the issue.

The councillors, two-thirds of whom the Guardian understands are not Muslim, have criticised the party's refusal to back the policy, which they say is harming communities across the UK".