Both major UK parties have made an example of an MP calling for a Gaza ceasefire. The values of our political system stand starkly exposed

JONATHAN COOK OCT 31, 2023 READ

Britain’s two main political parties each made an example this week of an MP brave enough to break ranks and call for an end to the mass slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza.

The ruling Conservative party sacked Paul Bristow MP from his government post after he wrote to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak: “A permanent ceasefire would save lives and allow for a continued column of humanitarian aid [to] reach the people who need it the most.”