Overview

• Delegates in Liverpool are preparing to debate emergency motions on Gaza sponsored by trade unions and local party members.
• Unison’s motion asks the party to accept the UN Commission of Inquiry’s conclusion that Israel committed genocide and to back a full arms embargo.
• A separate motion from the Hackney North and Stoke Newington branch calls for suspension of UK arms trade with Israel and targeted sanctions on senior Israeli ministers described as far right.
• Trade unions and conference delegates secured the debate after earlier attempts to table Palestine motions were blocked.
• Protesters gathered outside the venue ahead of the votes, a day after arrests of Palestine Action supporters, as Britain’s recent recognition of a Palestinian state frames the political backdrop.