At least 330 Labour councillors have signed a letter urging Keir Starmer to back a ceasefire in Gaza, despite the Labour leader’s attempts to reassure the party over the issue.
The councillors, two-thirds of whom the Guardian understands are not Muslim, have criticised the party’s refusal to back the policy, which they say is “harming communities across the UK”.
Starmer detailed his position on the crisis on Tuesday after mounting criticism from MPs over his stance on the suffering of Palestinians.
But the councillors have urged him to go further and “unequivocally condemn” all acts of violence against civilians.
