THE National Education Union (NEU) backed pro-Gaza marches at its annual conference yesterday, with union president Emma Rose praising members who have joined weekly demonstrations calling for an end to the bloodshed.

In her address to delegates in Bournemouth, she said: “I want to pay tribute to the many NEU members up and down the country who have also been taking part in peaceful protests, week after week, making our voices heard, standing in solidarity with the Palestinians, calling for a ceasefire.”

Ms Rose said she was proud that the NEU “has international solidarity at its core” and that it knew that solidarity “must be an action we undertake.”