Wave of Labour frontbenchers resign to back calls for ceasefire in Gaza

A wave of Labour frontbenchers, including senior MP Jess Phillips, have resigned in order to back an SNP motion calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, in a blow to Sir Keir Starmer's authority. Afzal Khan, Yasmin Qureshi, Paula Barker and Naz Shah are among the eight shadow junior ministers that quit in order to defy party orders to abstain from the vote. MPs voted 293 to 125, majority 168, to reject the SNP's King's Speech amendment calling for "all parties to agree to an immediate ceasefire" in Gaza. Read more: https://trib.al/tJC78A0 #IsraelHamasWar #Labour #Politics #UK SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales