Labour NEC member launches campaign for Starmer to back a ceasefire in Gaza
Mish Rahman - a member of Labour's ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) - has launched a campaign intended to pressure the Labour leader Keir Starmer to support a ceasefire in…
Scottish Greens call for UK to stop arming Israel
The Scottish Greens have issued a call for the UK to end its arms sales to Israel. Alongside this, the Greens have said the Westminster government must investigate whether UK…
Why a ceasefire, not a ‘pause’ is needed in Gaza
Two weeks ago, the House of Lords debated the situation in Gaza and Israel. When I spoke then, calling for an immediate ceasefire, as the Green Party has been doing…
Sheffield Green Councillors call for a ceasefire to prevent ‘war crimes’ in Gaza from ‘escalating into genocide’
Green Party councillors have submitted a motion to an upcoming meeting of Sheffield City Council which would see the local authority ask the UK government to back an immediate ceasefire…
Momentum slams Keir Starmer’s latest ‘mealy-mouthed’ comments on Gaza
Labour's primary left wing faction Momentum has described Keir Starmer's latest statement on Gaza as 'mealy mouthed' and 'utterly insufficient'. In a statement, the Labour leader said that "the amount…
Green Party most popular party among Muslim voters, a major survey has found
A major new survey has found that the Green Party is the most popular party in the UK among Muslim voters, as support for Labour has collapsed. According to the…
Green Party councillors in Manchester call for unity over Gaza, along with an immediate ceasefire
Manchester's four Green Party councillors have issued a joint statement calling for unity over the conflict in Gaza across all political parties. In their statement, the four councillors also call…
‘Every government, every politician and every activist must be straining every sinew to secure a ceasefire’: Benali Hamdache’s speech to the Palestine Solidarity demonstration in London
On October 21, 300,000 people marched in London to demand an end to the war in Gaza. The demonstration was organised by Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Friends of Al-Aqsa, Stop the War…
Zack Polanski calls out Keir Starmer for ‘lying’ over Gaza comments
On October 20, Keir Starmer sought to 'clarify' the comments he made in an interview on LBC about the siege on Gaza. In the LBC interview, Starmer said Israel “does have that right”…
More than 20 councillors have resigned from the Labour Party over Keir Starmer’s position on Gaza
The Labour Party is facing a full scale rebellion over its position on Israel's siege and bombardment of Gaza, with more than a dozen of its councillors having resigned their…