Wave of Labour frontbenchers resign to back calls for ceasefire in Gaza
- 56 Labour MPs defied their party leader's stance and backed an SNP amendment calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, resulting in the loss of eight frontbenchers.
- City of Durham MP Mary Kelly Foy voted for the ceasefire and resigned as a Parliamentary private secretary, joining the frontbench rebellion against Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.
- Sir Keir Starmer expressed regret that his colleagues did not support his position, which called for longer "humanitarian pauses" instead of a ceasefire.
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Labor backbenchers join calls for Gaza ceasefire
Labor backbenchers have joined The Greens and a group of doctors calling on the Government to increase Australian pressure for a middle east ceasefire. But that has been sidelined by the government's urgent moves to pass legislation on the release of people from indefinite detention.
·Sydney, Australia
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