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- 1Ed Miliband admits Labour was wrong on Gaza●‘You were right’: Ed Miliband tells critics Labour was wrong on Gaza
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is telling Labour's conference that critics of the party's position on Gaza 'were right', in an explicit admission that Labour was wrong. He is expected to pair the acknowledgement with a promise of change, telling delegates the party is 'not here to accept the status quo but to change it'. The remarks mark a notable break from Labour's earlier stance on the conflict.
- 2Labour conference blocks motion to cancel Palantir NHS contract●Surprise Report: "Labour conference blocks motion to cancel Palantir contract over Israeli army links". The motion, put
Labour's annual conference has blocked a motion, put forward by the Socialist Health Association and three constituency parties, that urged the government to cancel a £330 million NHS contract with data analytics firm Palantir. The motion criticised the company over its links to the Israeli army. Party leadership control over conference business drew criticism from left-wing members.
- 3Pensioners arrested protesting at Burnham's Labour conference●Report: Merseyside police arrest pensioners at Burnham’s First Labour Conference One 94-yo Jewish protestor: “Whatever M
Merseyside police arrested elderly demonstrators, including a 94-year-old Jewish protester, at Andy Burnham's first Labour conference. The protester criticised David Miliband-era positioning, saying whatever Miliband said about the illegal occupation of the West Bank, he did not call it a genocide and did not ban all arms to Israel. The arrests of pensioners at a party event have drawn attention and criticism.