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Keir Starmer fears for family’s safety over Gaza backlash
Labour leader says he worries about protecting his wife and children as MPs on both sides of ceasefire vote get death threats
Sir Keir Starmer says there has been “intense pressure” in recent weeks over Labour’s position on the crisis
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Sir Keir Starmer has revealed he fears for his family’s safety as MPs are targeted with abuse and threats over the conflict in Israel and Gaza.
The Labour leader said his “biggest concern” was how to protect his wife and children amid the “intense pressure” of the divisions in his party.
MPs who refused to back an amendment this week that called for a ceasefire have been subject to death threats, and their offices vandalised.
Starmer: Ceasefire could risk more Hamas attacks
Starmer lost eight frontbenchers and two ministerial aides who resigned to back the amendment. In total 56 of his MPs rebelled.
But Starmer told The News Agents podcast: “About the only concern I have going forward is, asking myself over and over again, particularly at the moment, how do
