SHADOW health secretary Wes Streeting finally admitted today that Israel’s actions in Gaza have gone “beyond reasonable self-defence” and may have breached international law.

Mr Streeting said that the Labour Party is now “considering” its options on whether to back an SNP-led ceasefire vote in Parliament on Wednesday. 

In November, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer told his colleagues not to vote for an amendment to the King’s Speech calling for a ceasefire, warning that any frontbencher doing so would be sacked for backing the amendment. Some 56 Labour MPs rebelled, and eight frontbenchers resigned or were sacked.