Nearly a quarter of Labour MPs have called for ceasefire in Gaza

Forty-nine of party’s 199 MPs have either said they want a ceasefire or signed a motion calling for one

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Nearly a quarter of Labour MPs have publicly called for a ceasefire in Gaza, contrary to the party’s official line, including two frontbenchers.

Underlining the extent of pressure on Keir Starmer over the issue, 49 Labour MPs have either said they want a ceasefire or signed a Commons motion calling for one, out of a current total of 199 Labour members in the Commons.