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Labour MP tells Sunak he has ‘the blood of thousands of innocent people’ on his hands
Palestinians displaced by the Israeli bombing and invasion of Gaza sit next to the border wall with Egypt in Rafah, January 24, 2024

LABOUR MP Tahir Ali accused Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the Commons today of having blood on his hands over Gaza.

The Birmingham MP also demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to British arms sales to Israel.

Accusing the PM of ignoring legal warnings that Israel was committing war crimes he said: “You have the blood of thousands of innocent people on your hands.” 

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