Tough north-east MP says not in his name
Wansbeck MP, ex-miner and former Labour chair Ian Lavery has disowned the appearance of his name among the supposed supporters of Keir Starmer’s weasel-worded amendment to the SNP motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
While the SNP motion denounces Israeli war crimes, Labour’s amendment – only allowed into the debate because of alleged threats from Starmer and his factional allies to remove Lindsay Hoyle as Speaker if he didn’t collude – prioritises Israel’s viewpoint and security and treats Israeli lives as more valuable than those of Palestinians.
Lavery’s name has been included in the list of MPs supporting Labour’s amendment, but he says it was added without his consent and he is trying to find out who is responsible:
Starmer is set to tell Labour MPs to abstain on the SNP motion. Fly on the wall positions at any Lavery-Starmer confrontation would be likely to fetch high prices.
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