Labour Party divide over Gaza ceasefire vote begins to show

In a first indication of dissent among Labour MPs, Imran Hussain, who earlier this month stepped down as a shadow minister, said he would back the motion calling for an immediate ceasefire.

Hussain told the House of Commons: “It is clear to me, clear to the United Nations and clear to every single aid agency operating on the ground in Gaza that a humanitarian pause just doesn’t do enough and doesn’t go far enough.

“The innocent men, women, and children of Gaza, who are trapped in the never-ending nightmare of conflict which they did not start and which they have no power to end, do not need a pause. They need it to stop and the only way we can achieve this is with a real and immediate ceasefire.”