Burnham to face pressure at Labour conference to recognise Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide
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Key context: <p>Grassroots groups to urge PM to break with Starmer policy and impose full arms embargo on Israel</p><p>Grassroots Labour groups are gearing up for a conference showdown with Andy Burnham over Gaza, as the party’s members seek to force the prime minister to recognise Israel’s actions as a genocide and impose a full arms embargo.</p><p>Momentum, Labour & Palestine, the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy and Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) plan to ramp up pressure on Burnham before his first Labour conference as prime minister next month.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/23/andy-burnham-pressure-labour-conference-recognise-israel-actions-gaza-genocide">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Grassroots groups to urge PM to break with Starmer policy and impose full arms embargo on IsraelGrassroots Labour groups are gearing up for a conference showdown with Andy Burnham over Gaza, as the party’s members seek to force the prime minister to recognise Israel’s actions as a genocide and impose a full arms embargo.Momentum, Labour & Palestine, the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy and Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) plan to ramp up pressure on Burnham before his first Labour conference as prime minister next month. Continue reading...
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