The Labour Party has expelled and suspended several councillors across London, including Jewish Labour councillor Martin Abrams, for supporting motions calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. This action has sparked controversy and criticism from various quarters, accusing the party of silencing voices advocating for peace and supporting genocide. In a related incident, a scuffle broke out at a council meeting in Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle's local council after it was disrupted by pro-Palestine protesters, leading to a police investigation. The incident involved a Tory councillor physically manhandling a female protester, with the councillor reportedly shouting, 'This is Chorley, not bloody Gaza!' The Labour Party's stance has been questioned, especially since some Labour groups have voted unanimously for an immediate ceasefire, while others have been penalized for the same stance.
VIDEO: A council meeting descended into chaos after it was disrupted by pro-Palestine protesters leading to scuffles when a Tory councillor attempted to restore order.
'It's Chorley not b****y Gaza!' Pro-Palestine protesters 'hijack' council meeting as scuffle causes chaos https://t.co/IffH2iQiB8
Strange. Labour officials insist Starmer's parliamentary motion last week supported a ceasefire. Yet the party is still suspending councillors who call for a ceasefire, including a Jewish councillor. Starmer's not playing straight with us – again. https://t.co/942uCLm9WH
Police probe into pro-Palestine scuffle at Speaker's local council https://t.co/kuB4ofXqq8
🔴 ‘It’s Chorley, not bloody Gaza’: Pro-Palestine scuffle breaks out at Lindsay Hoyle’s council https://t.co/XGw1ltbwqX
What kind of world do we live in when Jewish people are suspended from Labour Party for voting to stop a genocide? Meanwhile Starmer basically said Israel has right to starve kids & cut off energy supply to hospitals! And the govt continues to arm those perpetrating genocide!! https://t.co/qcpdxV12On
Labour have booted out @Martin_Abrams, a Jewish Labour councillor. Why? Because he voted for a ceasefire in Gaza. Jewish people are being disproportionately targeted for supporting peace. Here's my interview about what happened with Martin 👇 https://t.co/LwbepC6Gfk https://t.co/BBKLw0WkIW
“BECAUSE THIS IS CHORLEY, NOT BLOODY GAZA! GET OUT!” The Tory councillor is spot on. These mobs and cranks truly believe that Chorley passing a motion for ceasefire will change history. Pure virtue signaling. https://t.co/1CW0BSG8oH
🚨 NEW: A scuffle breaks out at the Speaker's council meeting after pro-Palestine protesters disrupt it over his handling of the Gaza debate Police have launched an investigation https://t.co/DECcnzKi4A
NEW Police have launched an investigation after a scuffle broke out when pro-Palestine protesters disrupted a meeting of Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s local council. Happened last night. A Tory councillor physically manhandled a female protester. Watch below. https://t.co/alQ2V4oy6N
Disappointed that Lambeth Labour councillors have been sanctioned for backing a ceasefire in Gaza. Voting with your conscience when thousands are dying should never be punished like this – not least when national policy is now support for an immediate & permanent ceasefire.
Can't be calling Israel slaughtering Palestinians as 'collective punishment' now can we? Labour the Genocide supporting party. https://t.co/JiQsnLl0mC
Council meeting last night in Lindsay Hoyle’s constituency Chorley. The video allegedly shows Cllr Craige Southern, a Tory representative for Euxton South, Mawdesley & Croston, rush at and attack a campaigner. “This is Chorley, Not bloody Gaza” he yelled. https://t.co/Ol71KootxT
Keir Starmer has suspended four Labour councillors because they supported a motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Starmer has a zero tolerance policy to peace. https://t.co/hv10U1ERWw
A councillor in London who campaigned for Windrush Scandal victims has been forced to resign from the Labour Party because she voted for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. What's going on? https://t.co/4VcRfO0Hdm
If @UKLabour genuinely now backs an immediate ceasefire, why on earth is it suspending Labour councillors who voted for an immediate ceasefire in a council meeting? https://t.co/2KPVqkftIQ
Another Jewish Labour Party member has been suspended. This time it's for voting for a council motion to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Solidarity Martin. https://t.co/BUYs6KlEqv
Labour has suspended 7 Councillors across London for backing Green motions in support of ceasefire Unbelievable that the party won’t allow elected representatives to stand up for peace
So, a Labour councillor has just been expelled by the Labour Party for supporting a ceasefire in Gaza. Labour doesn’t stand for peace. It stands for genocide. And by expelling this person for wanting peace, it’s openly admitting it.
Labour has booted out this brilliant Jewish Labour councillor. Why? Because he voted for an immediate ceasefire. Who thinks history is going to look kindly on those silencing opponents of mass murder - disproportionately Jews, as it happens? A clue: it won't. https://t.co/7bM0589Ivx
How is it that one Labour group votes unanimously for an immediate ceasefire and another suspends their own councillors that do? This factional game playing on the most defining issue of the day has to stop. This is about humanity, not politics. #CeasefireNow https://t.co/9Jl3vuwlws
The Labour Party are suspending their own Jewish councillors for voting for a ceasefire in Gaza now, in case some of you hadn't realised just how disgustingly rotten the party has become https://t.co/oiIt4gAhYf
🚨 NEW: Starmer has suspended yet another Jewish councillor. This time for voting for a ceasefire in a council meeting. https://t.co/wbV07gn3cp