Dr Zubir Ahmed – the MP for Glasgow South West – was appointed as a health minister in the Prime Minister’s re-shuffle brought about by the resignation of Angela Rayner earlier this month. The UK Government has been reticent to describe the crisis in Gaza as a “genocide”, despite activist calls and Scottish First Minister John Swinney taking such a step. “We have members of that government [Israel] who certainly have genocidal intent – members of that government indicted by the International Criminal Court. The MP added that he felt “relatively powerless” about the situation in Gaza. “It doesn’t mean I don’t have any agency and I don’t need to strive to make a difference, but to tell you that I feel relatively powerless in the place of power in the UK is painful.”The UK Government has been contacted for comment.
