Former UK minister says raising Gaza in Cabinet is like ‘hitting a brick wall’

LONDON: A former senior UK minister said attempts to raise within Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government the issue of Israeli atrocities against Gaza were like “hitting up against a brick wall.” Wes Streeting, who quit his Cabinet post as health secretary last month, told The Guardian newspaper on Tuesday that when he and other colleagues pushed for tough action against Israel over the conflict, “our concerns and motives were dismissed.” Starmer has faced widespread criticism within his party for failing to take a stronger stance on the war in Gaza, which has killed more than 72,000 Palestin

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