Hawzah News Agency- The motion to end the SU's membership from the NUS was called by its trustee board and comes after widespread criticism of the national umbrella body over allegations that the NUS has failed to support pro-Palestinian student protests and encampments.
The official case for the motion claimed the NUS "ignored calls from students nationwide, and a motion passed at their own highest democratic decision making body, to campaign for Palestine".
This comes after more student groups and union officers in 55 universities signed an open letter calling on the NUS to "take a stand on Gaza or face mass disaffiliation".
Olivia Ledger, vice president of the Cambridge SU, told the Canary that "we have had seven student encampments, and five High Court injunctions levelled against our students, with no support from the NUS".
She added: "They have failed to defend students faced with disciplinaries for protesting, failed to act on growing Islamophobia, and offer poor value for money and minimal national campaigning impact''.
Students also passed a motion for the Cambridge SU to campaign "to end university investments and collaborations with institutions involved in occupation and weapons manufacture".
Source: MIDDLE EAST EYE
21:17 - 2025/11/04
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