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The truth is Burnham’s mea culpa on Gaza was nothing but a change in tone
Andy Burnham, Britain’s prime minister-in-waiting, issued an apology for Labour’s initial response to Gaza, but the article criticizes it as lacking substantive action. The piece highlights Kier Starmer’s past defense of Israel’s actions in Gaza and Burnham’s subsequent distancing from those statements.
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