British Labour leader ‘preparing’ to sack staff backing Gaza ceasefire, report says

Labour opposition leader Keir Starmer is preparing to sack shadow ministers who vote in favour of backing a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict, the UK based daily, The Telegraph reported.

As many as 10 of his shadow ministers could end up supporting an amendment for a ceasefire, if it ends up being put to a vote on Wednesday.

The Labour leader has said that a ceasefire would help Hamas, even as the death toll for Palestinian civilians killed by Israel has crossed 11,000.

Last month, Starmer faced a huge backlash when he said that Israel has a “right” to totally cut power and water supplies to Palestinians in Gaza.