A Labour MP choked back tears as he begged his own government to do more to help end the suffering of the people of Gaza.

Barry Gardiner said Keir Starmer and David Lammy “see the same images that you and I see” when they see footage of the effects of Israel’ continuing bombardment of the territory.

He said he “cannot understand” why they refuse to go further to help find peace.

The former minister hit out at the prime minister and foreign secretary as Donald Trump unveiled his plan to end the bloody conflict.

A clearly-emotional Gardiner, the MP for Brent West, told Channel 4 News: “They go on their phones, they see the same images that you and I see, and they see those children.

“I cannot understand how you can be a foreign secretary, a prime minister, and think that you don’t take the strongest possible stand against this.”

Starmer’s government has taken the historic step of formally recognising a Palestinian state, and has cancelled some weapons licences with Israel.

However, critics have accused the prime minister of not doing enough to stand up to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Starmer has welcomed Trump’s peace plan, which could see former Labour PM Tony Blair handed a key role in helping to run a post-conflict Gaza.

The prime minister said: “We strongly support his efforts to end the fighting, release the hostages and ensure the provision of urgent humanitarian assistance for the people of Gaza. This is our top priority and should happen immediately.

“We call on all sides to come together and to work with the US Administration to finalise this agreement and bring it into reality.”