I'm sorry but this is just wild. It is absolutely wild and ridiculous. It is one thing for a politician

to lie. It's another thing for a politician to brazenly lie. Well what they're brazing

your line about is a matter of public record because they're pretending they didn't say something

which we know they said because we can hear them saying it. Now that's bad enough but then for

the media to facilitate those lies. Now right now, Keir Starbett's understandably cock-a-hoop

because the Conservatives got an absolutely morning battered in two by elections that on the way

out Keir Starbett is going to become prime minister by the end of January 2024 that is completely

nailed on unless every possible precedent is broken given how far behind the Conservatives are.

There's just no historical example of a government so catastrophic and popular justifiably so

being able to claw back their support. So he is going to become prime minister and it's important

to scrutinise him as the next prime minister unless they get rid of Rishi Sonakina act of

desperation. Anyway, Starbett was interviewed about comments he made on LBC about Israel's criminal,

murderous assault on Gaza which rightly caused uproar. Let's just listen to what he said.

You gave an interview the other day in which you implied that it would be justified for Israel to

cut off Gaza's power and water supply. Is that what you meant? Well I welcome this

question because I know that that LBC clip has been widely shared and caused real concern and

distress in some Muslim communities. So let me be clear about what I was saying and what I wasn't

saying. I was saying Israel had the right to self-defense and when I said to that right it was

that right to self-defense. I was not saying that Israel had the right to cut off water, food,

fuel or medicines. On the contrary for over a week now I have been leading the charge calling

for that humanitarian aid to come in. We all know there are you know innocent civilians in Gaza

in a humanitarian crisis and a million children that aid urgently needs to get in. So I was saying

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