Labour MP steps down over Israel comments

A Labour MP has stepped down from her position as aide to shadow chancellor John McDonnell after issuing an “unreserved” apology for a social media posting in which she appeared to endorse the relocation of Israelis to the US.

Labour MP steps down over Israel comments

Bradford West MP Naz Shah said she “deeply regretted” the hurt caused by her comments and accepted there was “no excuse” for the offence they caused.

In a Facebook post in 2014, before she became an MP, Ms Shah shared a graphic which showed an image of Israel’s outline superimposed onto a map of the US under the headline “Solution for Israel-Palestine Conflict — Relocate Israel into United States”, with the comment “problem solved”.

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