During a session of Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs), Labour MP Tahir Ali accused British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of having 'the blood of innocent people' and 'the blood of thousands of innocent people on his hands' over UK arms sales to Israel and the country's involvement in the Gaza conflict. Sunak's response to the accusation was to characterize it as 'the face of the changed Labour Party.' The remark by Tahir Ali sparked controversy, leading to a subsequent apology from the MP after discussions with the Labour Chief Whip. Ali expressed regret for the manner in which he described the Prime Minister, while maintaining his strong views on the Middle East situation. Additionally, there were claims that the Labour leadership had previously supported actions such as cutting off water and energy to civilians, which were described as war crimes.
🔴 Labour MP says Sunak has blood of innocents on his hands over Gaza https://t.co/7stYPAZjPJ
At PMQs today Labour's @TahirAliMP said @RishiSunak had '"the blood of thousands of innocent people on his hands" over his response to the Israeli- Hamas conflict. He has since apologised on the "deeply emotive issue". https://t.co/h7t0TbotXC
Tahir Ali: Labour MP apologises over PM 'blood on hands' remark https://t.co/axan9CfVWQ
Labour MP Apologises For Saying Rishi Sunak Has 'Blood On His Hands' Over Gaza https://t.co/YpYvYJZeCp
Tahir Ali correctly said that Rishi Sunak has blood on his hands for supporting Israel's mass slaughter of Gaza. The Labour leadership clearly threatened him into withdrawing his comments. The same leadership which backed cutting off water and energy to civilians - a war crime. https://t.co/cqdDoMbriZ
Tahir Ali correctly said that Rishi Sunak had blood on its hands for supporting Israel's mass slaughter of Gaza. The Labour leadership clearly threatened him into withdrawing his comments. The same leadership which backed cutting off water and energy to civilians - a war crime. https://t.co/cqdDoMbriZ
A Labour MP has apologised after accusing Rishi Sunak of having “the blood of thousands of innocent people on his hands” over his response to the Israel-Gaza war https://t.co/hCeuFb9R9p
Labour MP who said Keir Starmer had "blood on his hands" over Gaza apologises. I understand he was invited in for a chat with the chief whip and agreed this was the best course of action. https://t.co/tWVnSyHfZT
🇬🇧🇮🇱 British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak refuses to acknowledge that Israel shooting an unarmed Palestinian man walking under a white flag constitutes a war crime. https://t.co/eWEBWv6Z4t
🚨 BREAKING: Labour MP Tahir Ali apologises to Rishi Sunak after being told to do so by the Chief Labour Whip "While I do not resile from my strongly held views on the situation in the Middle East, I would like to apologise for the way in which I described the PM" https://t.co/WWb7aQDfpn
Labour MP Tahir Ali has now apologised - after talking to the chief whip. He had accused Rishi Sunak of having "blood on his hands" over UK arms sales to Israel. https://t.co/xKtFnaH52l
MPs attack Rishi Sunak for backing Israel despite war crimes in Gaza at #PMQs https://t.co/yZcY6Lf7N7
🚨 NEW: Labour MP Tahir Ali accuses Rishi Sunak of having "the blood of innocent people on his hands" over Gaza Sunak responds: "That's the face of the changed Labour Party." #PMQs https://t.co/nkEd9Pmce4
🚨 NEW: Labour MP Tahir Ali accuses Rishi Sunak of having "the blood of innocent people on his hands" over UK arms sales to Israel Sunak responds: "That's the face of the changed Labour Party." #PMQs https://t.co/1V1aTTTKxA
Labour MP @TahirAliMP accuses the PM of having "blood on his hands" over the Israel-Gaza conflict. In response, Mr Sunak simply says: "That's the face of the changed Labour Party." #PMQs https://t.co/ZTbv6x8cal 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/l3dEfnc8I0
Labour MP Tahir Ali accuses Rishi Sunak of having "blood on his hands" over UK arms sales to Israel. Sunak responds: "That's the face of the changed Labour party." https://t.co/mM4ZaHIVIq
🚨 NEW: Labour MP Tahir Ali accuses Rishi Sunak of having "the blood of innocent people on his hands" over Gaza Sunak responds: "That's the face of the changed Labour party" #PMQs
Labour MP Tahir Ali accuses Rishi Sunak of having "blood on his hands" over UK arms sales to Israel. "That's the face of the changed Labour party," responds the PM.
As Labour MP Tahir Ali accuses the PM of having the blood of innocent people on his hands over Gaza the looks of pure fury from some on his own side were quite something. PM responded “that’s the face of the changed Labour Party”.