The MP says he wants to be a 'strong advocate for the humanitarian ceasefire' but currently can't do so from Labour's frontbench.
Shadow minister Imran Hussain has quit Labour's frontbench in protest at Sir Keir Starmer's position on the Israel-Hamas war. Mr Hussain's decision will be a blow for the Labour leader, who has been attempting to hold his party together in an increasingly fractious debate over whether the leadership should back a ceasefire in Gaza.
Instead, he has taken the same stance as the US and backed calls for a humanitarian pause to allow aid into Gaza, where the Hamas-run health ministry says more than 10,000 people have now been killed. Despite attempting to hold off further rebellions with a series of interventions last week, the leader of Burnley Council and 10 other councillors resigned from Labour over Sir Keir's decision not to push for a ceasefire.
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