How long can the cross-party consensus on Israel hold?

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🗓️ 17 October 2023

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So far, both major parties in the UK have aligned on their approach to the Israel-Gaza conflict, but can the Labour party really hold their position, considering how much of the party's grassroots support come from Muslim backgrounds? James Heale talks to Katy Balls and Conservative Home's editor, Paul Goodman.

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0:00.0	The Spectator magazine combines incisive political analysis with books and arts reviews of unrivaled authority
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0:24.9	Hello and welcome to Coffee House Shots. I'm James Seal and I'm joined today by the spectator's political
0:29.3	educational board and conservative feminist editor Paul Goodman. Okay, so you've written on coffeehouse
0:34.3	today about the challenge on Israel and Palestine facing the two main parties. Tell us about this.
0:41.2	So we saw in the chamber on Monday a real show of unity, solidarity between
0:47.2	Rishi Sealek and Kirstama, Rishi Sealek reiterating the UK's support to Israel. It's right to
0:53.4	defend itself. Also saying this should be within the confines of international law, not particularly
0:59.2	shocking statement and saying when it comes to the Palestinian people that where can be avoided
1:05.9	civilians ought to be protected. And in response to this, Kirstama didn't even really ask any
1:12.8	questions or say anything critical. Instead, he said, you know, there are some times when the house
1:17.1	must come together and we need to show that we are united in terms of condemning Hamas, the attack
1:23.4	and so forth. And Kirstama again talking about the need to keep an eye on international law
1:29.2	in the questions from MPs. I think the Liberal Democrats and also a handful of Labour MPs
1:34.2	were a little bit more skeptical or I say hostile to the Rishi Sealek statement. In a sense, they
1:39.6	were saying, well, are you sure that when it comes to what clearly some have denied as a humanitarian
1:46.7	crisis, but others believe is, you know, the turning off the water electricity that international
1:52.4	law has so far been you know, stuck to. And I think the question is, right now, and I think
1:58.0	this is certainly the case in Liverpool last week. We've all said, wow, look how different the
2:03.6	Labour party is. It's very united on the issue. And also they're in lockstep with the Tories.
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