Sadiq Khan And Anas Sarwar Pile Pressure On Keir Starmer To Back Israel-Hamas Ceasefire

In separate statements on Friday, the Labour London mayor and Scottish Labour leader both called for a ceasefire.Khan said: “I join the international community in calling for a ceasefire. It would stop the killing and would allow vital aid supplies to reach those who need it in Gaza.”

The Labour leader angered many when, during an interview on LBC, he appeared to give his support to Israel cutting off water, fuel and food supplies to Gaza.Many voters around the country were outraged and have made their views known to their local Labour MPs. In the past week, however, the row has gained further momentum as demands grow for Labour to support a ceasefire in the war.In a statement afterwards, he would only say he backs US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s call for “humanitarian pauses” in the fighting, rather than a full ceasefire, to let aid to Gaza get through.

“And it’s becoming impossible for aid to reach the people who desperately need it. Substantial military escalation is now likely, which will only deepen the humanitarian disaster.

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