British MPs urge Starmer to 'immediately expel' Israeli ambassador

A cross-party group of MPs have sent a letter to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer urging him to "immediately expel" Israel's ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotovely.

The letter, sent to Starmer on Thursday, describes Israel's actions in Gaza as genocidal. Lead signatory Adnan Hussain, an independent MP, said the letter requested that the government "act urgently in the face of genocide in Gaza".

It has been signed by every member of the parliamentary Independent Alliance, as well as some Green Party and Scottish National Party MPs.

The letter is also signed by Labour MP Abtisam Mohamed, who sits on parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, which scrutinises foreign policy.

Those behind the letter say that since Britain is a signatory to the Genocide Convention, it "has a clear and binding legal obligation to prevent genocide wherever it occurs".

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