Burnham to face pressure at Labour conference over Gaza actions

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to face significant pressure from grassroots Labour groups at the upcoming party conference regarding the conflict in Gaza. Several organizations, including Momentum, Labour & Palestine, the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy, and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), are coordinating efforts to influence the Prime Minister's stance.

These groups intend to push Burnham to officially recognize Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide. Furthermore, they are advocating for the imposition of a complete arms embargo on Israel. This push represents a challenge to the current party policy, which has been maintained under Starmer's leadership.

The conference showdown is anticipated as these members seek to compel the Prime Minister to deviate from established policy and adopt a more critical position on the ongoing situation in Gaza. The pressure campaign is being intensified in the lead-up to Burnham's first Labour conference as Prime Minister.