Manchester Gorton
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| European Parliament constituency | North West England |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | Afzal Khan |
| Labour | |
| Electorate | 74,681 (December 2010) |
| Replaced by | South East Lancashire |
| Number of members | One |
| Major settlements | Belle Vue |
| Gorton | |
| Levenshulme | |
| Member of parliament | Afzal Khan (Labour Party (UK)) |
| Seat | One |
| Elector | 74,681 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2320425 |
About Manchester Gorton
Manchester Gorton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Labour's Afzal Khan, who was elected at the 2017 general election. It is the safest Labour seat in Greater Manchester by numerical majority and one of the safest in the country.
How did my MP vote on Gaza ceasefire?
Sir Keir Starmer has suffered a major rebellion over his stance on the Israel-Gaza war, with 56 Labour MPs voting for an immediate ceasefire.
The Labour leader had ordered The Party 's MPs to abstain in a vote on a motion tabled by the SNP on Wednesday.
But 10 frontbenchers including Jess Phillips , Afzal Khan and Yasmin Qureshi left their roles to back the motion,
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The motion, one of several proposed amendments to The King 's Speech, condemned Hamas's " horrific" killings and hostage-taking, but urged the government to press all sides for " an immediate ceasefire".
Labour's official position, like that of the government, is to call for " humanitarian pauses" in the fighting to allow more aid through. Sir Keir set this out in a separate amendment which was also defeated, but was backed by 160 Labour MPs.
Eight shadow ministers either resigned or were sacked after voting for the ceasefire motion. They were:
Two others, Dan Carden and Mary Foy , left their posts as parliamentary aides.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
