Starmer under pressure to back Labour amendment on Gaza ceasefire
by Ben Quinn Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6GBW2)
Party leader warned that Labour MPs likely to vote for SNP motion calling for immediate halt to fighting
Keir Starmer is facing growing pressure to support a Labour amendment backing a ceasefire in Gaza to head off the possibility of his own MPs voting for an SNP motion that will call for an immediate halt to the fighting.
A meeting of Labour's parliamentary party (PLP) on Monday was described as a bin fire" by one MP, with a separate campaign by pro-ceasefire Labour members launching on Tuesday.
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