Labour Frontbenchers Break Ranks to Publicly Call for Israel–Hamas Ceasefire

Labour maintained backing for the government’s push for humanitarian ‘pauses’ but not ceasefire, declined to say whether dissenting frontbenchers will be sacked

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer delivers the leader's speech, covered in glitter after a protester stormed the stage on the third day of the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, England, on Oct. 10, 2023. Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is facing growing dissent over the party’s stance on the Israel–Hamas war as a number of shadow ministers voiced their support for a ceasefire.

Sir Keir is supporting the Conservative UK Government’s diplomatic push for humanitarian “pauses” in the fighting to allow aid into Gaza and for people trapped in the bombarded territory to leave without calling a full ceasefire.