Manchester councillor Amna Abdullatif quit the party earlier this week citing Sir Keir's comments on the conflict in the Middle East
Sir Keir Starmer has written to Labour councillors setting out his position on the Israel-Hamas conflict after a string of resignations over his stance. It comes after urgent talks were held with council leaders earlier this week amid fears over further resignations.
In a resignation statement, Coun Abdullatif accused Sir Keir and his front bench of making "horrifying comments about Israel having the right to withhold fuel, water, food and electricity from the 2.2m Palestinians trapped in Gaza, effectively endorsing a war crime." Councillors have now been able to hear the party’s position directly from the front bench, the spokesperson added, “not least given how some of these issues can get edited on social media”. The Labour spokesperson said of the leader: “He respects those who are councillors who have communities to represent across the religious spectrum, across people of all faiths and none.
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