"Several polls in recent months have indicated that around 70% of people in the UK want an immediate ceasefire, and there are weekly demonstrations in towns and cities across the country in support of Palestinians. Organisers of a march in London last week estimated that up to 400,000 people had gathered to demand an end to the violence. These protests receive minimal coverage in the mainstream media, bar senior Conservatives labelling the peaceful crowds as ‘hate mobs’. The government maintains strong support for Israel, continuing to sell arms and share intelligence with the country, as well as allowing it to use RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus as a support base – a position Labour has largely agreed with. This leaves a huge gap in political representation, at least from the biggest two parties, for swathes of people nationwide." General election: Will Labour’s shift to the right backfire for Starmer?: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/labour-keir-starmer-jeremy-corbyn-general-election-gaza/#LabourMeanBusiness#LabourTorySameOldStory#Labour#SirKeirStarmer#JeremyCorbyn#Corbynism#Gaza#Palestine#FreePalestine#ceasefire
