The death toll in Gaza keeps climbing. Another six dead, including an Al Jazeera cameraman. The Foreign Office is scrambling.
A statement demanding an immediate ceasefire has been issued. But as one insider put it, it is words not action. The PM is facing pressure from his own backbenches.
The left of the party is restless. They want him to go further. To suspend arms sales.
The PM is resisting. He knows the mood in the country. The polls are shifting.
Younger voters are furious. Labour is gaining ground. The cabinet is split.
Defence insists on backing Israel. Development wants a truce. The PM is caught in the middle.
The Al Jazeera connection makes this personal for the media. Every major outlet is running the story. The optics are terrible.
A journalist killed. The UK calling for peace. It looks weak.
The PM needs to show leadership. But he is boxed in. The Americans are not budging.
So the UK is left with statements. And the killing continues. The backbench rebellion is brewing.
A letter of no confidence is being discussed. Not yet tabled. But the whispers are getting louder.
The whips are working overtime. Sunak is trying to hold the line. But the line is fraying.
The death toll in Gaza is now over 30,000. The UK public is losing patience. The government is losing control.
This is a crisis of credibility. And it is only going to get worse.
