Latest editorial
Labour declines to say if it backs Tory government’s abstention on key UN Gaza ceasefire vote
Israeli soldiers prepare to enter the Gaza Strip, at a staging area near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, December 13, 2023
LABOUR declined today to indicate whether or not it backed the government’s abstention on a key United Nations Gaza ceasefire vote.
Britain joined a handful of other states in not taking a position on a motion urging an immediate ceasefire at the UN General Assembly.
While 153 states voted in favour, just 10, including the US and Israel, opposed.
More from this author
Corbyn and Sultana commit to launching new socialist party
If Labour MPs who rebelled over the welfare reforms expected to be listened to, they shouldn’t have underestimated the vindictiveness of the Starmer regime. But a new left party that might rehome them is yet to be established, writes ANDREW MURRAY
Starmer doubles down on witch hunt by suspending the whip from Diane Abbott
