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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer (left) and (right) an Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard as a Kashmiri man walks to buy milk and bread during lockdown in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir
SIR KEIR STARMER came under increased fire today for changing the Labour Party’s policy on Kashmir after meeting lobbyists from Labour Friends of India (LFI) last week.
Labour under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn passed an emergency motion at conference last year stating that Kashmir “is a disputed territory and the people of Kashmir should be given the right of self-determination in accordance with UN resolutions.”
But the new Labour leader and former human-rights lawyer appeared to have changed the party’s position on the hoof after meeting LFI’s executive team.
JOE ATTARD explains why trade unionists are rallying in solidarity against the recent arrest of political activists in Gilgit-Baltistan, the northernmost region of Kashmir, administered by Pakistan
