UK Government not ‘actively looking to save Palestinian lives’, says SNP MP

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-16 · by Craig Paton

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SNP MP Margaret Ferrie Bird expressed anger at the UK Government's response to the crisis in Gaza, accusing Ed Miliband of misleading Parliament about new information justifying sanctions against Israel. At a fringe event during the SNP conference in Aberdeen, Bird stated that the UK government is not actively seeking to save Palestinian lives and warned Miliband that she would continue to challenge him from her position as an MP. The article also mentions that attendees were told Scotland has repeatedly demonstrated support for oppressed peoples.

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SNP MP Kirsten Bird criticized the UK Government's response to the ongoing crisis in Gaza during a fringe event at the party’s conference in Aberdeen. Bird, who worked as a barrister before her election this year and previously for the Britain Palestine Project, expressed anger over what she perceived as inadequate government action. She accused then-foreign secretary Ed Miliband of presenting misleading information about new evidence when sanctioning Israel, implying that earlier intervention could have saved lives. According to Bird, the UK Government is not actively seeking to save Palestinian lives but rather making small changes in response to public pressure.

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Topics

Arbroath Gaza Palestinian the Britain Palestine Project the UK Government

Subjects

Arbroath GPE · 2× Bird PERSON · 2× Broughty Ferry PERSON · 2× Ed Miliband PERSON · 2× Gaza GPE · 2× Palestinian NORP · 2× the UK Government ORG · 2× Aberdeen GPE · 1× the Britain Palestine Project ORG · 1× the House of Commons ORG · 1×

Narrative

The Arbroath and Broughty Ferry MP, who worked as a barrister before her election earlier this year and previously worked for the Britain Palestine Project, told a fringe event at the party’s conference in Aberdeen she was “angry” with the response of the UK Government to the ongoing crisis in Gaza.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-16

🔮 “To pretend that there was nothing that the UK Government could have possibly done before this point.”

2026-10-16 · Evening Standard

UK Government not ‘actively looking to save Palestinian lives’, says SNP MP · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 2 hedged)

she → work → Gaza

Ms Bird said: “I am so angry that a few weeks ago I had to sit in the House of Commons and listen to Ed Miliband stand up with all the audacity that he had and pretend that the information that he was using to make the decision to sanction Israel was brand new information. asserted

he → say → Israel

“To pretend that there was nothing that the UK Government could have possibly done before this point.” uncertain

Government → pretend → point

She added: “Be under no pretence, because Ed Miliband’s statement might show a small change in narrative from the UK Government, but this is not a government that is actively looking to save Palestinian lives. “Because if it was, it could have done that already – it could have taken action.” uncertain

it → add → action

Ms Bird went on to warn Mr Miliband, telling attendees at the event: “Have absolutely no doubt that when I’m in Westminster representing you, representing Arbroath and Broughty Ferry and representing the SNP, I will continue to be angry and I will use that anger. asserted

I → go → anger

“Ed Miliband has not heard the last of me.” asserted

Miliband → hear → me

Ms El-Nakla’s parents were trapped in Gaza for a month at the beginning of the conflict in 2023, while Mr Yousaf was first minister. asserted

Yousaf → trap → 2023

Addressing the event, he stressed the packed room at the conference was a sign of “hope”. asserted

room → address → hope

“We must never lose that hope because the Palestinian people can’t afford for us to lose hope.” asserted

us → lose → hope

He added that Scotland has “time and time again” proven “we stand on the side of the oppressed”. asserted

we → add → oppressed

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