Labour seeking SNP deal to avoid new Gaza ceasefire rebellion

Party hopes for compromise wording after previous SNP motion saw 56 MPs defy Keir Starmer

Labour is hoping to defuse a fresh crisis over Keir Starmer’s cautious stance on Gaza by rewording a Scottish National party motion calling for an immediate ceasefire.

With the support of Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, the SNP will table a motion to be debated in the Commons on Wednesday, which intends to challenge Starmer by calling for an immediate end to the violence.