'Not much difference' between Scotland and UK Labour's ceasefire position, says Sarwar
Sunday, 18 February 2024 Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has insisted there is "not much difference" between his and Sir Keir Starmer's position on a ceasefire in Gaza.
Labour faces another parliamentary challenge on Wednesday as MPs prepare to debate calls for a ceasefire in Gaza. Lisa Nandy, the shadow international development minister, said that "the humanitarian situation in Gaza has nearly collapsed" and that it is why Labour in recent days has "shifted...
Labour's Rachel Reeves has said voting to bring down the SNP government and forcing an election in Scotland is the right thing to do for the people of Scotland. “We will back the motion of no-confidence in Humza Yousaf, but we've gone further and tabled a motion of no confidence in the whole Scottish government and if Anas Sarwar and Scottish Labour are successful with that amendment the government will fall and there will be fresh elections," the shadow chancellor said. It comes as Humza Yousaf is facing confidence votes in himself and his government following his decision to sack the Greens from government.
"The chaos and division at the heart of the SNP Is having a real impact on public services and the lives and communities across Scotland and we now have two broken governments - The SNP in Scotland and the Conservatives in Westminster. It is time for fresh elections in Scotland and across the UK," Ms Reeves added.
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Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf is battling for his political survival after a chaotic 24 hours which saw him end the SNP’s governing partnership with the Greens on Thursday. This was followed a couple of hours later by the Scottish Conservatives putting forward a motion of no confidence in the first minister. The motion was backed by Scottish Labour, the Scottish Lib Dems and, crucially, the Greens, who just 24 hours earlier were close cabinet colleagues. It leaves Mr Yousaf potentially having to rely on Alex Salmond’s Alba Party, and their one MSP Ash Regan, to survive a no-confidence vote. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
It's mid-May, we have just completed the local and mayoral election races and the Prime Minister, to all intents and purposes seems to be going for an election.. Sky News
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PM Narendra Modi expressed solidarity with Iran over the helicopter crash involving President Ebrahim Raisi. They discussed bilateral cooperation, Chandrayaan.. IndiaTimes
Islamic Resistance in Iraq launched a drone attack on a strategic site in Israel's port of Eilat, targeting a vital installation. The group released a video showing the moment of the strike, claiming it as part of their ongoing struggle against the Israeli regime. This marks the first use of Al-Arfad suicide drones in operations against Israel. The frequency of such attacks has increased since the renewed Israeli offensive in Gaza. The resistance group pledged to continue targeting and destroying important Israeli installations.
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Centrist member of Israel's three-member war cabinet, Benny Ganz, threatened to resign if the government does not adopt his six-point plan for the Gaza operation by 8 June.
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Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said his party is “considering” its options on whether to back an SNP-led vote this week on an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East. Labour has so far not..
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