Teddy bears at a vigil in Preston at the weekend A long-serving Lancashire county councillor has called on Sir Keir Starmer to resign over the stance the La
A long-serving Lancashire county councillor has called on Sir Keir Starmer to resign over the stance the Labour Party has taken on the war in Gaza – accusing him of countenancing the killing of “innocent civilians”.Yousuf Motala, who has represented the Preston City division at County Hall for almost 15 years, issued a statement telling the Labour leader that he should step aside to make way for someone “who can show compassion” and put the case for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict.
He said that it was “beyond my comprehension” – and declared that the party under Sir Keir’s leadership had “lost core values and ethos” by “allow Israel to exterminate innocent civilians full-scale revenge attacks on the Gaza Strip and in the West Bank”. “You’ve got to have some empathy… feeling – and if you don’t for human life, then you think to yourself, what is all this about? at least ask for a ceasefire that is immediate – and forget about these corridors and temporary breaks .”
Asked by the LDRS whether he would consider following her out of the door, County Cllr Motala – who once chaired the North West regional committee on international development – said that he was “seriously considering” his position. Naima Adam, from Stop The War Preston and South Ribble – one of the organisers of the Gathering for Gaza vigil – said she hopes that the stark visualisation the soft toys helped to create did have an impact on those who saw it.
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