Labour Party representatives, including Deputy Leader Angela Rayner, faced confrontations at various events over the party's stance on the conflict in Gaza. At a Stockport fundraiser, a Palestinian man who had lost his family in Gaza was forcibly removed by police after confronting Rayner about the party's failure to call for a ceasefire amidst Israel's bombing in Gaza that killed 25,000. Labour Party branches have been instructed not to discuss the Gaza conflict, and councillors have been advised against attending pro-Palestine demonstrations. Labour MPs are facing protests wherever they go, with protesters at one event asking Rayner 'what kind of feminist are you?' Meanwhile, a South London council voted against calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. The Rochdale by-election is expected to be an acid test for Labour's foreign policy, with some candidates being criticized for focusing on Gaza over local issues such as child grooming gangs, leading to concerns about how Labour's position on Gaza may affect its voter base.
His family were killed in Gaza. But rather than listen to him, these Labour politicians and activists let him get dragged out of this Labour meeting. Here's my interview with @DALLOULALNEDER 👇 https://t.co/OnrTZ0xVHx https://t.co/bgWH9Sims0
🗣️ There are concerns the Rochdale by-election could become inflammatory in a similar way to the Batley and Spen by-election in 2021 https://t.co/w0xtMJIcgt
📊 Some Labour figures believe the Rochdale by-election will test how Labour's position on Gaza and its decision not to call for a ceasefire has gone down with its voter base https://t.co/w0xtMJIcgt
Labour Rochdale candidates more concerned with Gaza than protecting children from ongoing grooming gangs in own town…..shocking https://t.co/sYx9r8tWHa
Interesting @nadinebh_ primer on the Rochdale by-election, which is going to be quite the acid test for Labour’s foreign policy and some other challenges from the right https://t.co/g7dm7Y5w5D
Angry pro-Palestine protesters escorted out of a town hall chamber shouting “shame on you” after a South London council voted against calling for a ceasefire in Gaza https://t.co/SgQrjiLer2
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner is whisked away in a police car after clash with pro-Palestinian protesters asking 'what kind of feminist are you?' at fundraiser event https://t.co/l5oC8gk3PP https://t.co/3d9apIo3yh
At the @StockportLabour Party meeting @AngelaRayner is heckled by a man who lost family in Gaza & a woman who accuses her of not being a feminist, with "two women dead everyday." The man is brutally ejected by the police & Ms Rayner is met with a chorus of "shame". https://t.co/GcdoJhYqqp
Someone in Stockport Labour called @gmpolice to haul away a grieving man who has experienced unimaginable suffering, for wanting to know why the party's Deputy Leader is silent on the slaughter of civilians in Gaza. This must be what David Lammy meant by "power not protest" https://t.co/K5vKk0DGvZ
Nick Timothy asserts that for the 3 shortlisted candidates to stand for Labour in Rochdale, @CllrAzharAli @NaziaRehman6 @paulwaugh, “Gaza is more pressing than the report into grooming gangs in their own town” What do the Rochdale candidates say about this? @ManchesterMill https://t.co/D3wJjymmzE
"I lost my family in Gaza." Angela Rayner, Deputy Labour MP, was confronted by pro-Palestine campaigners at a Labour Party fundraiser in Stockport, Manchester. Protesters surrounded the venue, expressing their outrage at Rayner's decision not to vote for a ceasefire in Gaza.… https://t.co/oN9keX77HY
They dragged out a Palestinian man whose family had been slaughtered in Gaza. They actually dragged him out. And @AngelaRayner and @jreynoldsMP did nothing, and the crowd just sat there. As someone who joined @StockportLabour aged 15: what a nauseating spectacle. https://t.co/O5Th7NWUvp
They dragged out a Palestinian man whose family had been slaughtered in Gaza. They actually dragged him out. And @AngelaRayne and @jreynoldsMP did nothing, and the crowd just sat there. As someone who joined @StockportLabour aged 15: what a nauseating spectacle. https://t.co/O5Th7NWUvp
Just now , I was dragged by the police for the reason of asking for a ceasefire and exposing the Israeli government front of the labour party MP @AngelaRayner #Cease_fire_In_Gaza_Now https://t.co/IDA9niluc0
Angela Rayner and Johnathan Reynolds confronted by protesters angry over their party’s stance on Gaza. Labour MPs are facing protests wherever they go! #GazaGenocide https://t.co/uuy9wU1Gdo
"Labour Party branches have been banned from discussing the conflict and elected representatives 'strongly advised' not to attend pro-Palestine demonstrations, according to several Labour councillors in Oxford." ✍️ Opinion by @OborneTweets https://t.co/9nFHGEwBfG
"I LOST MY FAMILY IN GAZA!" A Palestinian who lost his mother, brother & nieces to Israel's bombing in Gaza confronts Angela Raynor & the Labour Party at a Stockport fundraiser. How can the Labour Party & any party not call for a ceasefire when Israel's genocide has killed 25000… https://t.co/LvEbVIyw5x
For Labour candidates in Rochdale Gaza is more pressing than the report - published less than two week ago - into the child grooming gangs in their own town. It’s very telling. https://t.co/glFHwPIUuB