We need to make an example of bullies

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Roll on the by-election and another Labour gain (PA Wire)

Well done to the Commons UK parliament authorities for making an example of Tory bully Peter Bone.

It will take more than Mrs Bone to get him out of this one!

I can’t wait for the response to the recall petition in his Wellingborough constituency.

It sounds to me as if this is leading to yet another nail in the Tory coffin that looks after the richest one per cent at the expense of the rest.

Roll on the by-election and another Labour gain in Sir Keir Starmer’s march to power.

Geoffrey Brooking

Havant

Setting a bad example

Another Conservative MP arrested for indecent behaviour. Actually, I can’t remember how many Tory MPs have been caught behaving unacceptably. For someone who is supposed to represent their constituents and even be a role model for our youth, this kind of behaviour should not be taken lightly.

Rita Gregory

Cheltenham

Consistent or cowardly?

Keir Starmer’s reluctance to call for an immediate Gaza ceasefire, despite the unfolding humanitarian disaster, is in line with the stance of Rishi Sunak’s government.

As the prime minister in waiting, is Keir Starmer assuring continuity? Ready to take over from an administration that sacrifices principles and moral values for short-term political gains?

Bambos Charalambous

Manchester

Hope for Palestine?

The barbaric attack by Hamas was totally unacceptable and needs to be condemned in the strongest terms. The hostages must be released and the perpetrators (and their sponsors) brought to justice.

The conflict in Palestine has very deep roots. The Jewish people have endured unspeakable suffering over centuries – including the Holocaust, when 6 million Jewish men, women and children were brutally slaughtered.

Creating Israel within the majority Arab state of Palestine in 1948 locked Israelis and Palestinians in a violent nightmare. The 1948 Arab-Israeli war forced around 700,000 Palestinian refugees to seek sanctuary in neighbouring countries.

There are some 7 million Jews and 2.6 million others living in Israel. The UN estimates there are some 5 million Palestinian refugees – many living in the most appalling conditions – including 2 million suffering in the Gaza Strip.

The world community created this nightmare, and we all have a responsibility to find a solution – to create a future beyond conflict.

The power brokers must get Hamas to release their hostages. The US, UK and others also need to persuade Israel that it is not acceptable to punish the people of Gaza. Find and bring the perpetrators to justice – but do not condemn the whole population to continued unimaginable suffering.

We are all part of one human family. After 75 years of conflict, we need to help Israelis and Palestinians to find a way forward. Both communities need the space, resources and support they deserve so they can develop, prosper and live as neighbours in peace.

Malcolm Munro-Faure

London

Copy-cat consequences

It is truly depressing to hear that Rachel Reeves has been accused of plagiarism... wasn’t the topic covered at Oxford?

How is the voting public expected to put their trust in someone who supposedly behaves like this and may be the next chancellor of the Exchequer?

Combined with Keir Starmer’s weasel words on a Gaza ceasefire one wonders whether opposition is trying to get its poll lead eroded.

Dr Anthony Ingleton

Sheffield