They say the Labour leadership is refusing to condemn the collective punishment of Palestinians.
Six more Labour councillors have quit the party after comments from Sir Keir Starmer on the Israel-Hamas war.Councillors Imogen Thomas, Edward Mundy, Paula Dunne, Duncan Hall, Dr Hosnieh Djafari-Marbini and Jabu Nala-Hartley all resigned on Friday evening.
The statement continued: "We have been proud to represent our communities and do not take the decision to resign from Labour lightly.The councillors will now all represent their wards as Independents., from the Labour party conference earlier this month, he said Israel "does have that right" to withhold power and water from Palestinian civilians, though "everything should be done within international law".
"On the contrary. For over a week now, I have been leading the charge calling for that humanitarian aid to come in." The most recent resignations come after fellow Oxford City councillors Shaista Aziz and Amar Latif quit on 14 October in reaction to the comments.
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