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Labour and council leaders meet amid resignations over party’s Israel stance

A source in the Labour leader’s office confirmed a meeting had been held with elected representatives.

Joe Connor by Joe Connor
2023-10-19 06:46
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The Labour leadership is understood to have held a meeting with councillors after a number of resignations over the party’s messaging on the conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Palestine.

Amna Abdullatif, a councillor in Ardwick in Manchester since 2019, said on Monday she would quit Labour after Sir Keir Starmer made “horrifying comments about Israel having the right to withhold fuel, water, food and electricity from the 2.2 million Palestinians trapped in Gaza, effectively endorsing a war crime”.

It came after Shaista Aziz and Amar Latif, of Oxford City Council, said they were resigning from Labour for similar reasons.

Statement of resignation from the Labour Party, Cllr Amna Abdullatif, Manchester City Council. pic.twitter.com/8Wap2EFUjI

— Cllr Amna Abdullatif (@Amna4A) October 16, 2023

The Labour leader had said during an interview with LBC that Israel has “the right” to withhold energy and water from Gaza.

ITV News reported Sir Keir’s chief of staff, Sue Gray, and shadow foreign secretary David Lammy held urgent talks with council leaders on Monday night amid fears over pending resignations.

A source in the Labour leader’s office confirmed a meeting had been held with elected representatives where “emotion and strong views” were expressed but said they “did not recognise” reports it had been “heated.”

13.10.23

Statement of resignation from the Labour Party from Cllr Shaista Aziz, Cllr Amar Latif, Oxford City Council.

We stand in solidarity with the people of Israel and Palestine and call for and end to violence and the humanitarian crisis. pic.twitter.com/2L7a5ovDIJ

— Shaista Aziz 💙 (@shaistaAziz) October 13, 2023

“The meeting was one of a series with elected representatives, as you would imagine from a serious grown up government-in-waiting on such a difficult and sensitive issue,” they said.

“Of course there was emotion and strong views but that is what you would expect.

“It was acknowledged that councillors are on the front line dealing with some difficult circumstances.

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“Support was offered, and our position made clear.”

President of Israel accuses BBC of ‘atrocious’ coverage of Hamas-Israel conflict

Israel’s President has accused the BBC of “atrocious” coverage of the Hamas-Israel conflict following the corporation’s decision not to refer to Hamas as a terrorist organisation.

In an interview with the Daily Mail, Isaac Herzog said Israeli families had been “wiped off the face off the earth” and asked what else the BBC needed “in order for them to admit that we are dealing with the worst terrorist organisation in the world?”.

The President of Israel Mr Herzog told the paper: “I feel the BBC’s reporting is atrocious.

“The fact that it does not recognise Hamas as a terror organisation requires a complete legal battle and public battle. It’s unbelievable.”

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