The Labour leader is continuing to grapple with divisions over his stance on the conflict, after 11 councillors quit over his refusal to call for a ceasefire.
, describing their memberships as “untenable” given Sir Keir’s refusal to go beyond his call for “humanitarian pauses” amid the escalating conflict.
She insisted divisions stem from “how we can most effectively get to those places as quickly as possible”.Credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA Mr Anwar last week issued a joint call, along with Asjad Mahmood – a Pendle Borough councillor – for Sir Keir to resign over his leadership on the issue. “I just don’t think the message is getting through in terms of how our communities, right across the board, are feeling about this.”The Burnley Council leader said the councillors had tried “everything we could by working within the party”.
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