Burnham rejects Corbyn's call for public inquiry into 'British complicity' in Gaza genocide

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to back a public inquiry into British complicity in Israel's alleged genocide in Gaza. However, Burnham's government has rejected Corbyn's call, stating that existing parliamentary mechanisms are sufficient for accountability and oversight. Corbyn criticized the last Labour government for its "shameful record of complicity, secrecy and evasion" in relation to the conflict in Gaza.

He emphasized that the public has a right to know the full extent of Britain's involvement, including arms supplies, surveillance flights, and the use of RAF bases. Corbyn warned that delaying scrutiny will not make questions about British complicity in genocide disappear, and argued that if the government has nothing to hide, there is no reason to block efforts to expose the truth.