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A British Conservative MP has been sacked from his role as a ministerial aide after breaking ranks with a call for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza.
Paul Bristow was fired as a parliamentary private secretary at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology after he urged Rishi Sunak to back a “permanent” cessation to fighting.
Bristow wrote a two-page letter to the prime minister, first reported by the Daily Telegraph, and issued a public plea for a ceasefire on social media.
Downing Street said: “Paul Bristow has been asked to leave his post in government following comments that were not consistent with the principles of collective responsibility.”
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