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An aerial photograph taken by a drone shows tents amidst the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, February 17, 2025
MORE than 30 parliamentarians urged the Prime Minister to show “basic humanity” for Gazans yesterday after he vowed to close a “loophole” that allowed a Palestinian family to remain in Britain under a Ukrainian refugee scheme.
The cross-party letter arranged by Labour MP Kim Johnson comes a day after Sir Keir Starmer was criticised by England’s most senior judge for saying a judge had made the “wrong decision” in the case.
The letter, signed by Labour, independent, Green and Lib Dem MPs, including former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer, as well as four peers, asked Sir Keir to clarify his comments during Prime Minister’s Questions last week.
Relatives and supporters of the Filton 24 to gather on Saturday outside the Imperial War Museum in London in support for the activists and the people of Gaza
