The shadow science minister refused to say whether the Labour leader would sack members of his frontbench team who defied him on the war stance. Keir Starmer has called for a humanitarian pause in the war, but not a full ceasefire. The divisions within the party are being downplayed, with claims that Starmer is leading with firm policies and engaging in the debate.
, the shadow science minister, refused to say whether the Labour leader would sack members of his frontbench team who defied him.Starmer has only called for a humanitarian pause in the war, stopping short of demanding a full ceasefire.
While humanitarian pauses can last just hours to enable aid to be delivered and are often confined to a small area rather than the entire conflict zone. “Keir is doing so, leading in a way which has strength, it has absolutely firm policies which are implementable and in line with the international community right now.
Members of a political party’s fronbench team are usually expected to abide by collective responsibility and not voice opposition to the leader’s policies.
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