Katharine Hamnett has thrown away her CBE and said she is “disgusted to be British” over the government’s response to Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza. The 76-year-old fashion designer also urged her followers to tell their MPs they will “never vote for them again unless they support a permanent ceasefire”. “This is my CBE. It belongs in the dustbin, with [Rishi] Sunak and [Keir] Starmer,” Hamnett said, in a video shared on Instagram. She is seen wearing a shirt with the phrase: “DISGUSTED TO BE BRITISH”. Hamnett was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to the fashion industry in the 2011 New Year Honours.