Labour party delegates have voted that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and should be sanctioned, in a shock development at the annual party conference.

The unprecedented move means that the Labour conference has officially accepted the findings of a recent UN Commission of Inquiry report, which found that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, and has backed comprehensive sanctions on Israel and a full arms embargo.

It signals significant discontent among the Labour rank and file with government policy. Britain recognised a Palestinian state last week but has rejected calls to denounce Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide.

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    4 days ago

    Is this meaningful? It seems like Sir Kierenfuhrer just gets to YOLO across a thousand years of building a modern nonfascist state…

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      4 days ago

      It is meaningful in one way.

      Those of us looking at forming a new democratic member lead party. Are interested in what will happen. Because when he ignores the members as a PM. it will force members of our own party to form processes to prevent the same.

      Let’s all learn from KS about to be demonstrated arsehollery.