Labor group praises Fatima Payman for upholding party ‘principles and policy’ to cross floor
by Paul Karp Chief political correspondent from on (#6NSSP)
Exclusive: Labor Friends of Palestine hit out at federal government's stance as weakening' commitment to Palestinian statehood
Labor Friends of Palestine have praised Fatima Payman's decision to cross the floor to support Palestinian statehood as entirely consistent with Labor principles and policy" and rejected federal Labor's stance as a weakening" of its commitment on the issue.
After Anthony Albanese temporarily suspended the senator from caucus, the group wrote to Payman declaring that she had the support of thousands of rank-and-file ALP members".
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