Friday 26 January 2024
At Wednesday evening’s Full Council Meeting the Labour administration voted down the Green Group’s motion (available here) calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel/Palestine conflict. Twenty Labour councillors (out of 58) were absent from the meeting, with just two Labour councillors and one Liberal Democrat voting for the motion.
Cllr Nicole Griffiths, Streatham St Leonard’s ward, says,
“Our motion was not controversial – it was thoroughly researched, carefully considered and, crucially, based on humanitarian principles. Councils across the country are calling on the government to support an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. We’re extremely disappointed that this council will not support the immediate ceasefire that our motion calls for.”
Cllr Scott Ainslie adds,
“If national government and major opposition parties fail to do the right thing then let local and regional governments do it. This issue affects many people here in Lambeth. Lambeth Labour have taken a stand about many national and international issues before, why not this one?”
READ THE MOTION
CONTACT
Zoe Peet – Green Group Support Officer
zpeet1@lambeth.gov.uk
020 7926 9456