Afrasiab Anwar, who has been in the party for 10 years, said it had been a 'really difficult decision' to leave the Labour Party
The leader of Burnley Council leader and 10 other councillors have quit the Labour Party over Sir Keir Starmer's stance on the Israel-Hamas war and his decision not to push for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Mr Anwar last week issued a joint call, along with Asjad Mahmood – a Pendle Borough councillor, for Sir Keir to resign over his leadership on the issue. Speaking to PA news agency on Sunday about his decision to quit the party, Mr Anwar said: “We just can’t stand by watching and being part of a party that is not speaking out, or at the very least calling for a ceasefire.
They said they had also written to Sir Keir, as well as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. But, in a joint statement, the councillors said: “Regrettably, after exhausting every available option, we have arrived at the conclusion that the current party stance on Palestine does not align with the values we hold dear.
The violence was ignited by the Palestinian militant group’s bloody raids that killed 1,400 people and saw about 240 people taken hostage on October 7. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said more than 9,700 Palestinians have been killed in retaliatory strikes by Israel. “But a ceasefire now will only freeze this conflict and would leave hostages in Gaza and Hamas with the infrastructure and capability to carry out the sort of attack we saw on October 7. International law must be followed at all times and innocent civilians must be protected.
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