Sir Keir Starmer has been hit by four resignations from his frontbench amid a rebellion over his refusal to back a ceasefire in Gaza.
Greater Manchester MPs Yasmin Qureshi, Afzal Khan have quit this evening (November 15) along with Paula Barker and Jess Phillips, after voting for an SNP amendment to the King’s Speech backing a ceasefire.
It comes as frontbenchers Naz Shah and Helen Hayes face being sacked after they broke ranks with their party leader and signalled plans to vote for the rival amendment.
MPs voted 293 to 125, majority 168, to reject the SNP’s King’s Speech amendment calling for “all parties to agree to an immediate ceasefire” in Gaza. READ MORE: Two Greater Manchester MPs resign as shadow ministers over Israel-Hamas ceasefire vote READ MORE: Wigan taxi boss and wife at centre of suspected murder suicide investigation in US Labour MPs Afzal Khan and Yasmin Qureshi have both written to Sir Keir Starmer saying they will resign from their roles as shadow ministers.
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