A ninth councillor on Oxford City Council has resigned reducing the party to a minority leadership
C-sections without anaesthetic, contaminated baby formula - the reality of giving birth in GazaThe Labour leader has come under fire from members, councillors and MPs over his failure to call for a ceasefire in the region – instead supporting the UK and US government in backing a ‘humanitarian pause’Sir Keir Starmer is still battling to resolve the fallout in the Labour Party over his remarks about Gaza with more councillor resignations and complaints about his communication style.
But they pointed to a recent poll by Muslim Census which indicated the party was losing support among the Muslim community and argued it proved “the fundamental problem remains huge”. “Sir Keir needs to stop letting focus groups dictate policy and show some leadership, because we are getting precious little from the Conservative government.”
He also did not apologise for the remarks he made on LBC Radio, which insiders said had led to a “cold reception” from MPs. “It’s really bad, I don’t understand why they didn’t get their messaging sorted before going onto the LBC interview,” one said. “It is the same thing that has happened before.”reported that Labour MPs have been offered security advice as tensions mount over the issue, with chief whip Alan Campbell writing to acknowledge “heightened security concerns” because of “recent events”.
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