Tomorrow, MPs will be voting on the call for a ceasefire in Gaza. It is a simple moral choice: do you support the indiscriminate killing of human beings, or do you want to stop the further loss of life?
In the aftermath of horror, we need voices for peace and diplomacy. Instead, our government has given the green light to unconscionable death and destruction.
I condemn the targeting of all civilian life. That includes the deplorable acts of terror by Hamas against Israeli civilians. And that includes acts of terror by the Israeli government against Palestinian civilians. More than 11,000 people in Gaza have been killed, almost half of whom are children.
Without a peaceful and political solution, this cycle of violence will go on and on, and it is the responsibility of members of Parliament to demand an end to the ongoing loss of life. We cannot become distracted from our overriding goal: to bring about freedom, justice and peace for all Palestinians and Israelis.
With every passing minute that the bombing continues, another human being is killed. This must end, now.
I will vote for a ceasefire tomorrow, and I will continue to demand the release of hostages, an end to the siege of Gaza, and an end to the occupation of Palestine. I urge colleagues to do the same.
A graduate earning £50k will pay a *higher* marginal rate (51%) than someone on £150K (42%)
A graduate earning £25k will pay a 40% marginal rate, just 2 points less than top earners.
Putin’s main achievement in the last 48 hours is making President Zelensky a global hero. His quote to Americans offering to evacuate him “I need ammunition, not a ride”.
We know how this is going to end:
Elon Musk is going to donate $6 billion to help solve world hunger - 1.8% of his fortune.
He'll write it off and pay $0 in taxes.
He'll be named Time's Person of the Year as a great philanthropist while the average family pays a 14% tax rate.
Hearing Sarah Everard was handcuffed and “arrested” is absolutely stomach churning. That poor woman I cannot even begin to imagine the fear she felt when she realised something was wrong 💔
Me and husband were in the car. Gajray wala came. I remained quiet(wanted to see if he knew what to do)
In a millisecond, he asked me, lena hai?
I casually said, nahi zarurat nahi.
He said ok.
You guys who is gonna tell him there's always zarurat of gajray for wife????
Please get vaccinated… if not for yourself for those around you. My parents refused to get vaccinated, caught covid, passed it to my daughter. They’re fine, but now she’s in the ICU preparing to be intubated. Please, PLEASE. I cannot stress this enough.