MP warns David Lammy he could 'end up in The Hague' over Gaza 'cowardice'

Malthouse, a vocal critic of Israel's war on Gaza, lashed out at Lammy's remarks, saying he was "frankly astonished at the statement of the foreign secretary".

"At a time when we've got daily lynchings and expulsions on the West Bank, dozens being murdered as they beg for aid," he said.

"Can he not see that his inaction - and frankly, cowardice - is making this country irrelevant? Can he also not see the personal risk to him, given our international obligations, that he may end up at The Hague because of his inaction?

Lammy responded with: "I understand the fury that the right honourable gentleman feels, but I have to tell him... I have to tell him that it demeans his argument when he personalises it in the way that he does.

"It is unbecoming, and not something the House expects, particularly of its more senior members."