{"id":120133,"date":"2023-11-08T09:39:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T09:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/?p=120133"},"modified":"2023-11-08T09:39:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T09:39:19","slug":"the-14-labour-frontbenchers-that-may-also-quit-over-gaza-ceasefire-demands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/politics\/the-14-labour-frontbenchers-that-may-also-quit-over-gaza-ceasefire-demands\/","title":{"rendered":"The 14 Labour frontbenchers that may also quit over Gaza ceasefire demands"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keir Starmer says ceasefire in Gaza isn’t ‘correct position’<\/h3>\n

Labour MP Imran Hussain\u2019s resignation from the shadow cabinet late last night not only impacted his own career but set a strong precedent that other frontbenchers who break from the party line should also step down.<\/p>\n

In his letter of resignation, Mr Hussain wrote: \u201cIt has become clear that my view on the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza differs substantially from the position you have adopted.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe the party needs to go further and call for a ceasefire\u2026 I will therefore continue to press from the backbenches for a humanitarian ceasefire to protect civilians.\u201d<\/p>\n

Up until now, Sir Keir Starmer has brazenly allowed his shadow ministers to say what they want on Gaza and Israel without repercussion, in a desperate hope to hold his divided party together.<\/p>\n

Some shadow ministers were understood to be intent on pushing Sir Keir to a stronger ceasefire position from inside the tent while staying in their frontbench role.<\/p>\n

With Mr Hussain quitting, the Express takes a look at who else has broken ranks and may now have to quit.<\/p>\n

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Afzal Khan, Manchester Gorton<\/h2>\n

The Shadow Minister for Exports has said: \u201cThe loss of innocent life in Gaza is unprecedented and it cannot go on. We need an immediate ceasefire now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alex Cunningham, Stockton North<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Shadow Minister for Courts and Legal Services has said: \u201cIt’s heartbreaking to see ordinary people caught up in horrors in Israel and Palestine. There must be an immediate ceasefire to get vital aid to Palestinians, give the UN a chance to seek the release of Hamas-held hostages, and end the deadly attacks on Palestinian and Israeli people.”<\/p>\n

Andy Slaughter, Hammersmith<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Shadow Solicitor General for England and Wales shared a statement from the Labour Friends of Palestine group calling for \u201can immediate ceasefire by all parties, including stepping back from an expected ground invasion and a cessation of rocket fire\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Florence Eshalomi, Vauxhall<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Shadow Minister for Democracy said: \u201cHaving listened to Members this afternoon, and given the volume of emails I have received from Vauxhall constituents, does [the Prime Minister] agree that a temporary humanitarian ceasefire will help get that urgent aid through to Gaza?\u201d<\/p>\n

Jess Phillips, Birmingham Yardley<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding shared a statement from UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres demanding a \u201chumanitarian ceasefire in the Middle East, the unconditional release of all hostages, and the delivery of life-saving supplies at the scale needed\u201d.<\/p>\n

Kim Leadbeater, Batley & Spen<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Opposition whip shared the statement from UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres demanding a \u201chumanitarian ceasefire in the Middle East\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mary Kelly Foy, City of Durham<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The PPS to Angela Rayner, Shadow Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary, said: \u201cThe UN is right. The British public are right. We need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.\u201d<\/p>\n