{"id":82788,"date":"2023-11-16T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T09:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.estaql.com\/dozens-of-uks-labour-mps-break-ranks-to-vote-for-gaza-ceasefire-israel-palestine-conflict-news\/"},"modified":"2023-11-16T09:00:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T09:00:56","slug":"dozens-of-uks-labour-mps-break-ranks-to-vote-for-gaza-ceasefire-israel-palestine-conflict-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estaql.com\/seo\/dozens-of-uks-labour-mps-break-ranks-to-vote-for-gaza-ceasefire-israel-palestine-conflict-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens of UK\u2019s Labour MPs break ranks to vote for Gaza ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h2>Dozens of UK\u2019s Labour MPs break ranks to vote for Gaza ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News<\/h2>\n<p>Dozens of UK\u2019s Labour MPs break ranks to vote for Gaza ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead css-1wt8oh6\"><em>A group of 56 Labour lawmakers go against the party line to officially urge a truce in Israel\u2019s war in Gaza.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Dozens of British opposition lawmakers have voted to call for a ceasefire in Israel\u2019s war in Gaza, underscoring mounting unease within parliamentary ranks regarding Britain\u2019s foreign policy stance.<\/p>\n<p>A group of 56 Labour Party lawmakers went against the party line on Wednesday by voting to amend the government\u2019s legislative agenda to officially urge for a ceasefire in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed legislative addition, introduced by the Scottish National Party, said the United Kingdom should \u201cjoin with the international community in urgently pressing all parties to agree to an immediate ceasefire\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>While the amendment did not pass, the strong support from the left-wing Labour Party put pressure on the bloc\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>More than a third of 198 Labour MPs backed the proposal, including eight members of party leader Keir Starmer\u2019s policy team who abandoned their shadow ministerial posts to voice dissent.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer has taken the same line on the Gaza war as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, calling only for \u201chumanitarian pauses\u201d as opposed to a full ceasefire in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Jess Phillips, a Labour deputy who backed the call for a ceasefire, said she was stepping down from her role as shadow domestic abuse and safeguarding minister with a \u201cheavy heart\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BKPky5uxGy\">pic.twitter.com\/BKPky5uxGy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jess Phillips MP (@jessphillips) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jessphillips\/status\/1724875511971606980?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOn this occasion I must vote with my constituents, my head and my heart,\u201d Phillips said in a letter to Starmer posted on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can see no route where the current military action does anything but put at risk the hope of peace and security for anyone in the region now and in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"divisions-within-labour\">Divisions within Labour<\/h2>\n<p>The growing disquiet within Labour is challenging Starmer as he seeks to put on a united front ahead of elections next year that Labour is on pace to win, according to polls.<\/p>\n<p>After the vote, Starmer said he regretted that some colleagues \u201cfelt unable to support the position\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I wanted to be clear about where I stood, and where I will stand,\u201d Starmer said.<\/p>\n<p>Global pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza has been mounting more than a month into the war, which has killed more than 11,500 Palestinians, including thousands of children.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s air raids and ground invasion have also displaced 1.5 million people and wrecked the territory\u2019s infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Large protests calling for a Gaza ceasefire have swept the UK, including outside parliament during Wednesday\u2019s vote.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer, while opposing a full ceasefire, had sought to toughen the party\u2019s position to say humanitarian pauses \u201cmust be longer to deliver humanitarian assistance \u2026 a necessary step to an enduring cessation of fighting as soon as possible\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>That amendment was backed by 183 lawmakers, with 290 voting against it.<\/p>\n<p>King Charles III, in his maiden King\u2019s Speech on November 7 outlining the government\u2019s upcoming policy agenda, reiterated the UK\u2019s staunch support for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>He said the government would work to address the world\u2019s \u201cmost pressing security challenges\u201d, including \u201cthe consequences of the barbaric acts of terrorism against the people of Israel\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>King Charles said Britain would also help bring \u201chumanitarian support into Gaza and [support] the cause of peace and stability in the Middle East\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u062f\u0631\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2023\/11\/16\/dozens-of-uks-labour-mps-break-ranks-to-vote-for-gaza-ceasefire?traffic_source=rss\">\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u062f\u0631<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lenkaed.com\" title=\"\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Dozens of UK\u2019s Labour MPs break ranks to vote for Gaza ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News\" 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