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The Guardian view on Sir Keir Starmer’s speech: it won’t end the divisions in Labour | Editorial

The Guardian view on Sir Keir Starmer’s speech: it won’t end the divisions in Labour | Editorial

The Labour leader is right to argue for a two-state solution but he is far from convincing in his latest intervention over the war in GazaIt is usually governments, not oppositions, that end up in crisis over foreign policy. But Labour has been divided ever since Sir Keir Starmer appeared to say that Israel had the right to impose a siege on Gaza, cutting off water and electricity, after the horrific massacre by Hamas of 1,400 Israelis. Sir Keir subsequently claimed his comments had been misinterpreted. But his failure to explain what he thought should happen to prevent a catastrophe unfolding in Gaza has led to his authority being challenged by those in the party calling for a ceasefire.His speech on Tuesday is unlikely to silence the critics. The breakdown in collective responsibility, a requirement of a shadow cabinet as much as the actual cabinet, is a sign of things to come. Suspending an MP on what seems to amount to a resumption of factional struggles is not the act of a statesm

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