A rich irony today at the ‘Restitch’ conference. A pro-Palestine protestor was forcibly removed from the stage as she attempted to derail Security Minister Tom Tugendhat’s speech with questions about Israel — at Restitch, ‘The Social Fabric Summit’. What better example of how ragged the community cloth of Britain has become, eh?
The conference saw think tanks across the political spectrum unite, as Onward, Labour Together and Create Streets invited delegates to Coventry to enjoy a series of talks on social cohesion. As Tom Tugendhat walked to the podium, he was joined by an unexpected guest — in the form of a face-masked woman grasping a Palestinian flag.
Labour and Tories…are united in starving children in the UK and in Palestine, so I’d like to ask you minister, and anyone here with connections to the Labour shadow cabinet and the Tory cabinet, please would you stop starving our children in the UK…
Calm in the face of her onslaught, Tugendhat responding that ‘David Cameron has announced a huge food package for Gaza and has made an enormous difference to supporting people there.
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