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Originally Posted by jfman
I think it’s disingenuous to suggest or imply the SNP were gaming the system to make things difficult for Labour.
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I am not saying they were 'gaming' the system. I am saying they designed a motion designed to trip Labour up which is why I don't feel a great deal of sympathy for them that it went wrong.
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The fact it was difficult for Labour is due to Starmer’s lack of backbone on the Israel issue - which has had shadow Ministers resign and was increasingly untenable. His need to qualify every statement to satisfy the pro-Israel lobby put him in that position and no-one else.
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It was difficult for Labour because Labour wanted to include more onus on the fact that Hamas also have to abide by any ceasefire. If the SNP had included that and taken out of the collective punishment bit then Labour would have voted for the position. The Lib Dems pretty much asked for the same thing and were denied.
It's politics and all the parties play it.
The speaker shouldn't have selected Labour's motion but I am not buying the SNP's pearl-clutching here.