More than 150 Muslim Labour councillors have written directly to the Labour leader demanding he call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
More than 150 Muslim Labour councillors have written directly to the Labour leader demanding he call for a ceasefire in Gaza, as backlash over his position grows from within his party, ITV News has learned.
"Therefore, as Labour Party councillors, as members, and as members of the Muslim community we urge the Labour Party to urgently adopt a position of calling for an immediate ceasefire.”As the letter states, calling for a ceasefire is a national issue and not one that is exclusive to Muslims – a YouGov poll shows 76% of the British public support a ceasefire.
He has already seen a fair few of his councillors resign – with many more telling me they’re considering stepping down. Attempts to calm things down don’t seem to have worked particularly well. It was made worse on Tuesday, following a weekend visit to South Wales Islamic Centre after which the Mosque released a statement saying Starmer had "gravely misrepresented congregants and the nature of his visit" with a social media post.
The centre’s statement said: “We wish to stress Keir Starmer’s social media post and images gravely misrepresented our congregants and the nature of the visit.
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