British Muslim MP quits Labour Party frontbench for leader’s stance over Gaza conflict
British Labour MP Imran Hussain has resigned as a shadow minister from the party's A-team for its leader Keir Starmer's stance over the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. | [...] Hussain's action followed the resignation of more than 10 Labour council leaders and at least 330 councilors over Starmer's refusal of calling a cease-fire. Starmer's stance has been criticized by the party's prominent figures including London Mayor Sadiq Khan, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham. ● Starmer has adopted the UK government's position on Gaza, which insists to say "Israel has right to defend itself" against the Hamas attacks, but failed short of calling for a cease-fire despite more than 10,000 Palestinians were killed under Israeli bombardments.
■ UK Labour MP quits policy role over party's Gaza stance (Middle East Online)