Keir Starmer's Gaza problem

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English - February 21, 2024 00:01 - 28 minutes - 66.1 MB - ★★★★ - 126 ratings
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While an SNP motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza will be debated in the House of Commons today, all eyes are on Labour. The party has tiptoed around a position on the war in Gaza since the terrorist attacks of October 7th, causing divisions among MPs and supporters. Will Keir Starmer’s eleventh hour call for “an immediate humanitarian ceasefire” be enough to see off another rebellion and hold his party together in an election year?

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Geraldine Scott, senior political correspondent, The Times, andRyan Watts, Data Editor, The Times.

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