British MP Paul Bristow sacked as aid over call for ceasefire in Gaza

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On Oct 31, 2023

A British Conservative MP has been sacked from his role as a ministerial aide after breaking ranks with the government by calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Paul Bristow was fired as a parliamentary private secretary at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology after he publicly urged Rishi Sunak, the prime minister, to back a “permanent” cessation to fighting.

Bristow called for Sunak to change his position on the “conflict” last Thursday in a two-page letter, which he subsequently posted on social media.

Innocent Palestinians “should not suffer collective punishment for the crimes of Hamas”, Bristow said on Facebook, adding: “We need a ceasefire.”

Source: Financial Times

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