The decision by the leader of Burnley Council, Coun. Afrasiab Anwar, and nine other councillors to resign from the Labour Party over Sir Keir Starmer's decision not to push for a ceasefire in Gaza has been blasted by the Burnley Conservative group.
In a statement this afternoon a spokesman said: “To see nearly half of Labour’s local councillors resign over international politics says it all. “ As a force they’ve collapsed overnight and that will take a lot of people by surprise. It’s not clear who leads them now. Or where their Parliamentary candidate stands in all of this? Oddly, he’s been silent since last week. “War and conflict is just awful – and what’s happening abroad is heart-breaking.
“Because whatever is happening to the local Labour Party right now, our focus needs to stay on delivering better local services for people.” Coun. Anwar, who has been in the party for 10 years, said it had been a 'really difficult decision' to leave the Labour Party. He was among those calling for the leader of the Labour Party to resign last week.
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