Labour Unlikely to Sack Senior MPs Rebelling Over Israel Stance, Shadow Minister Says

Shadow science secretary Peter Kyle said the party would likely “continue engaging” with dissidents as frontbenchers broke ranks to call for a ceasefire.

Shadow secretary of state for science, Innovation, and technology Peter Kyle outside BBC Broadcasting House in London on Oct. 29, 2023. Jordan Pettitt/PA

Labour will not sack shadow cabinet members rebelling over the party’s position on the Israel-Hamas war, Peter Kyle has suggested.

The shadow science secretary said the Labour leadership would likely “continue engaging” with its own frontbenchers who do not agree with Sir Keir Starmer’s stance on the conflict.