Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is “said to have failed to heal the rift” in his party over how it should respond to the crisis, according to the Times. The paper says an interview Sir Keir gave earlier this month in which he appeared to say Israel had the “right” to cut off power and water in Gaza has “prompted thousands of emails from Muslim voters, councillor resignations, and open letters from those still representing the party”. Sir Keir later said he meant only to say that had the right to self-defence. The Times says Sir Keir held a meeting with around 12 Muslim MPs on Wednesday to try to quell concerns but that up to four shadow cabinet ministers are on “resignation watch”.