{"id":80274,"date":"2023-10-23T00:10:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T00:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/?p=80274"},"modified":"2023-10-23T00:10:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T00:10:15","slug":"labour-in-crisis-as-23-councillors-resign-over-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/world-news\/labour-in-crisis-as-23-councillors-resign-over-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour in crisis as 23 councillors resign over Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Labour in crisis as 23 councillors resign over Keir Starmer&#8217;s stance on Israel &#8211; with MPs said to be calling for him to clarify his position<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Some 23 councillors have resigned over the Labour leader&#8217;s stance on Israel\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer was last night facing a deepening crisis within the Labour party over its position on the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Some 23 councillors have resigned over the Labour leader&#8217;s stance, while furious MPs \u2013 including frontbenchers \u2013 are said to want more clarity.<\/p>\n<p>Among the issues is an LBC interview in which Sir Keir suggested Israel has &#8216;the right&#8217; to cut off power and water to Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>He later reneged, suggesting he had meant that Israel should only defend itself within international law.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/23\/76871057-12659961-image-a-26_1698013364728.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir suggested Israel has &#8216;the right&#8217; to cut off power and water to Gaza during an LBC interview<\/p>\n<p>A parliamentary source said: &#8216;Over the past week, Starmer&#8217;s team started the fire by ignoring prominent MPs sounding the sirens around the LBC interview.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Privately, Muslim MPs were furious and vocal with the leadership. Council resignations are continuing and the traditional vote bank has, in just a fortnight, collapsed.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Lynne Jones, who represented Birmingham Selly Oak for 18 years, left the party last week in protest.<\/p>\n<p>She also cited the Labour leader&#8217;s interview on LBC earlier this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Jones told the BBC: &#8216;It was the end of my tether &#8211; he was condoning war crimes on the part of the Israeli government.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He&#8217;s a human rights lawyer and he knows that collective punishment is not allowed under international law.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/23\/76871447-12659961-Yesterday_Labour_frontbencher_Lisa_Nandy_struggled_with_a_line_o-m-28_1698013382565.jpg\" height=\"306\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday Labour frontbencher Lisa Nandy (pictured) struggled with a line of questioning from the BBC over why it took so long &#8211; nine days &#8211; for Sir Keir to clarify his comments<\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir has sought to quell anger within the Labour ranks by meeting with councillors and assuring them of the party&#8217;s position on the conflict, but insiders have warned that it is too little, too late.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday Labour frontbencher Lisa Nandy struggled with a line of questioning from the BBC over why it took so long &#8211; nine days &#8211; for Sir Keir to clarify his comments.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He&#8217;s clarified this week that he was answering the previous question and then went on to talk about the importance of international law,&#8217; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I completely understand why people in the Muslim community are in extraordinary amounts of pain right now and heard those words and felt very concerned.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m glad we&#8217;ve clarified that, I&#8217;m glad we&#8217;ve been consistent about that &#8211; Keir, David Lammy and myself &#8211; and continue to be consistent about that.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12659961\/Labour-crisis-23-councillors-resign-Keir-Starmers-stance-Israel-MPs-said-calling-clarify-position.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Labour in crisis as 23 councillors resign over Keir Starmer&#8217;s stance on Israel &#8211; 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