A Muslim member of Ed Miliband's frontbench team has resigned as a shadow minister because she was unwilling to vote for British involvement in air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq . Rushanara Ali said that she shared other MPs' revulsion at the "horrific and barbaric" actions of IS - also known as Isil or Isis - but was concerned that military action would create further bloodshed for the people of Iraq. The Bethnal Green and Bow MP was appointed a frontbench spokeswoman on education last year, having previously served as shadow minister for international development. In a letter to...
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