LONDON: Andy Burnham, who is expected to be named as Britain’s new prime minister later this month, wants to exert more pressure on the Israeli government over its actions in Gaza, the Guardian reported on Thursday. In an interview with the newspaper, Burnham was critical of how current Prime Minister Keir Starmer had initially reacted to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza in October 2023, which came after an attack on Israel by Hamas-led gunmen. “We’ve got to do more to put pressure on the Israeli government ... Yes, we have taken some important steps ...

Exclusive: PM-in-waiting says party must ‘do better’ in approach to Middle East and he will put more pressure on Israel

The Prime Minister-in-waiting said the suffering in Gaza was a 'scar on our collective conscience' and said pressure needed to be ramped up on the Israeli government