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Andy Burnham has issued an apology for the "huge hurt" caused by his party's previous stance on the war in Gaza · Following Andy Burnham's apology for Labour's initial response to Israel's military action in Gaza, Muslims in Bradford have said the real test for the new PM's efforts to woo them back in an area where the the issue has reshaped political loyalties for many former Labour voters has only just begun.

The Israeli political and military leadership conducted an operation in Gaza that killed at least 70,000 people (as admitted now by the Israeli military), most of them civilians; wounded close to 200,000; and caused vast numbers to die indirectly because of the utter destruction of medical facilities, housing and infrastructure, as well as the deprivation of food and clean water. As I wrote in July 2025, as a scholar of genocide, I believe this was a concerted attempt to destroy the Palestinians in Gaza, in whole or in part, and that the operation therefore reached the high bar of the 1948 Genocide Convention’s definition of this crime.

Israel can be accused of war crimes, but not genocide. The Nazi purpose in the Holocaust was the extermination of the Jews of Europe and beyond, leading to the murder of some six million people.

Britain’s new government has ... comprehensive sanctions against the occupation state. The decision has intensified criticism of Prime Minister Andy Burnham […]...

Displaced Palestinians lineup to receive donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, July 23, 2026 ... EIGHTY MPs and peers have written to new Prime Minister Andy Burnham urging decisive action to uphold Palestinian rights and impose comprehensive sanctions on Israel. The cross-party group of politicians demanded in an open letter today that Britain recognise the UN’s findings on genocide and implement the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling in full.

↑ "Turkey submits request to join genocide case against Israel in UN court". AP News. 7 August 2024. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024. ↑ Sultan, Amer (26 July 2026). "Burnham rejects MPs' call to recognise Gaza genocide". The New Arab. Retrieved 28 July 2026. ↑ Crerar, Pippa (9 July 2026). "Andy ...

Besides being the position of the ... deny the Gaza genocide include supporters of Israel such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. Political scientist Omar Shahabudin McDoom and others have identified several techniques of denial: "Framing large-scale violence as both a legal right and a moral duty" – synthesizing claims of self-defense ...

Britain's new government rejects calls from 80 MPs and peers to recognise genocide in Gaza and impose sweeping sanctions on Israel. ... Burnham issued an 'apology' over his party's stance on Gaza but has not matched it with action [Getty]

Asked whether he would use the ... “But I do have concerns about the disproportionate nature of what has happened in terms of the destruction, and there has to be a full process of investigation and accountability.”...