David Lammy has described the death toll in Gaza as “abominable” as he sought to play down a Scottish National party vote next week on a ceasefire, arguing that party political debates in Westminster were not going to achieve peace in the region. Ahead of another potential crunch point for Labour over whether or not to back a call for a ceasefire, Lammy, the shadow foreign secretary, said the main point was that everyone wanted to see the violence stop. “We all want to see an end to the fighting,” he told BBC One’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show. “Over 28,000 people have lost their lives, women and children. One of my children is adopted – [there are] 17,000 orphans now in Gaza. It’s just abominable. So of course people want to see a ceasefire. “The question now is how, and to be absolutely clear that when that ceasefire comes, we can’t see the fighting restart.” The SNP is planning to table a motion to be debated in the Commons on Wednesday, which would set …