Why is pressure mounting on Keir Starmer to call for a ceasefire?
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🗓️ 25 October 2023
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Labour Muslim MPs have had a long meeting with leader Keir Starmer in which they expressed their discontent with their leader for not explicitly calling on Israel to do more to save civilian life in Gaza.
He’s also seen at least 23 councillors step down over their frustration with Labour's position.
Does the Labour leader need to do more to offer reassurance to Muslim voters and MPs?
And why is it so problematic to ask for a ceasefire?
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| 0:00.0 | The Newsagents podcast is brought to you by HSBC UK, opening up a world of opportunity. |
| 0:09.1 | This is a global player original podcast. |
| 0:13.1 | This is collective punishment of the Palestinian people in Gaza for crimes they did not commit. |
| 0:20.3 | How many more innocent Palestinians must die |
| 0:23.6 | before this Prime Minister calls for humanitarian ceasefires? |
| 0:28.6 | That was Yasmin Koreshi, the Labour MP for Bolton South East |
| 0:34.6 | in the Commons today at Prime Minister's questions. |
| 0:38.4 | But don't be gulled. That question wasn't really aimed at Rishi Sunak. |
| 0:43.0 | It was aimed at Sarkir Stama and the stance that he's taking over Israel and Gaza. |
| 0:49.2 | Today we are detecting a growing unease, certainly amongst Labour MPs with large Muslim |
| 0:56.7 | constituencies, but also quite possibly on Kirstama's own front bench, people who'd like |
| 1:04.5 | to hear their leader now calling for a ceasefire on Gaza. Welcome to the Newsagents. |
| 1:13.9 | The Newsagents. |
| 1:16.3 | It's John. |
| 1:17.3 | It's Emily. |
| 1:17.9 | And we must start saying we are in Newsagents HQ |
| 1:20.3 | because people everywhere, |
| 1:22.4 | including our daily listener in Romania, |
| 1:25.3 | is wondering where we are. |
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| 1:27.1 | They think we're in Timishwara in Romania. |
| 1:29.3 | They may just think that. |
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