Sir Keir Starmer has tried to clarify his comments on the Gaza-Israel conflict - after his LBC interview sparked a backlash.
The Labour leader insisted that he did not mean to imply that Israel would be justified to cut off power and water to Gaza, which is home to 2.2million civilians.And he stressed he intended to say that Israel had a right to defend itself following the horrific terror attack nearly two weeks ago, where more than 100 hostages are feared to have been taken by Hamas.
And this morning a number of protestors held a demonstration outside the Labour HQ in central London. Sir Keir wrote to Labour councillors earlier this week in a bid to calm the tensions within his party.A number of MPs have signed an Early Day Motion calling for a formal ceasefire.The Labour boss was asked to clarify his remarks today in an interview with the BBC.
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