A senior Labour MP has been suspended from the parliamentary party following ''deeply offensive' comments he made at a pro-Palestine rally over the weekend.
Andy McDonald held various shadow ministerial roles under Jeremy Corbyn, and served under Sir Keir Starmer's leadership before resigning from the front bench in 2021 over a disagreement in policy with the leadership. Over the weekend, he attended a pro-Palestine rally, in which he said: 'We won't rest until we have justice. Until all people, Israelis and Palestinians, between the river and the sea, can live in peaceful liberty.
While Mr McDonald did not immediately face consequences for his words, he was later suspended on Monday evening. Sir Keir and his party have been far from united on their response to the conflict in the Middle East, with the leader calling for 'humanitarian pauses' but not a ceasefire, while other Labour MPs - including shadow ministers - have called for a stop to the fighting.
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