Mrs Elsie Blundell

Mrs Elsie Blundell

Labour — Heywood and Middleton North

Speaking in the House of Commons on 12 November 2026

Debate

Gaza: Humanitarian Situation

Contribution

I am grateful to the Minister for his statement. Last night, my two-year-old daughter fell asleep next to me in a warm, dry home. In Gaza, mums and their two-years-olds were not sleeping; they were surrounded by flood water, frozen and drenched. As mums like me watch this from our living rooms in the UK, I am sure that I cannot be the only one thinking, “There but for the grace of God go I.” What new steps are being considered following Israel’s recent elections to make it clear that withholding the vital aid that we are providing, including to toddlers and babies, will not be tolerated now or throughout the extremely difficult winter still to come?

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