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Sir Keir Starmer meets Greater Manchester Muslim MPs amid anger over Gaza position
25.10.2023 - 19:52 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has met with the party's Muslim MPs as unrest grows over his position on Israel and Gaza. There is reported to be growing anger among the grassroots and some in the parliamentary party over comments made by Sir Keir on the escalating conflict.
In an interview with LBC after Hamas’s October 7 atrocity, Sir Keir suggested that Israel has the “right” to cut off power and water from Gaza.
But acknowledging the “distress” caused by the remarks, he subsequently sought to clarify his position, arguing that he did not mean to back the siege on more than two million Palestinians.
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On Wednesday, Mr Starmer met with around a dozen MPs including at least one frontbencher. One of those said to be present was Manchester Gorton MP Afzal Khan, who is the parliamentary chair of the Labour Muslim Network,
In a statement issued afterwards, Sir Keir said that Labour backed calls – including from the US and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak – for humanitarian pauses amid international concern about the fate of Palestinian civilians facing Israeli bombardment.
Labour sources sought to downplay the gathering as an informal one between him and the MP. Though they described the meeting as 'constructive.'
However, it came as more than 150 Muslim Labour councillors urged Sir Keir and the party's Deputy Leader, Ashton MP Angela Rayner, to back an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza, with his comments also sparking resignations from councillors.
In a letter, the councillors from areas including Barking and Dagenham, Birmingham, Bradford,
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