Starmer Facing More Resignations After MP Quits To Plead For Truce

LABOUR was today braced for further resignations as party insiders insisted the revolts would not change Sir Keir Starmer’s stance on the Israel- Hamas war.

- Rachael Burford

The Labour leader is under fresh pressure after Imran Hussain became the first frontbencher to quit in protest at the refusal to back a ceasefire in Gaza.

The Bradford East MP announced he was resigning his role as shadow minister for the new deal for working people late last night. He said he wanted to “strongly advocate” for a ceasefire in Gaza and could not do so “in all good conscience from the front bench given its current position”.

“It has become clear that my view on the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza differs substantially from the position you have adopted,” Mr Hussain said in his resignation letter to Sir Keir.

The Labour leader has been grappling to maintain discipline in his top team over the conflict. Around a third of his MPs, including at least 12 shadow ministers, Sadiq Khan and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, have now publicly supported a ceasefire.