It’s day three of Labour conference, and Sir Keir’s has just delivered his much anticipated keynote speech. The Prime Minister lauded his party’s general election success, warned delegates of more ‘unpopular’ decisions to come and insisted that ‘taking back control is a Labour argument’. The Labour leader received multiple standing ovations and even elicited a chuckle from his audience with a Lake District anecdote – in which he described how he was politely informed by an elderly cottage-owner: ‘If I’d known you were a politician, I’d have pushed you down the stairs when I had the chance!’ Charming!
But it didn’t completely run to plan. Before Sir Keir wrapped up, he was rather rudely interrupted – by a shouting pro-Palestinian protestor. Addressing the audience, Starmer told his crowd: ‘Every child, every person, deserves to be respected for the contribution they make…’. ‘Does that include the children of Gaza?’ cried the lefty activist. ‘This guy’s obviously got a pass for the 2019 conference,’ the PM shot back. Burn…
It’s the second time a main stage speech has been cut off at conference, after a rather displeased Chancellor was heckled during her statement on Monday. But, on the upside, Starmer has so far managed to avoid a rerun of glittergate – ominously warning delegates there are spaces set aside in the Tower of London for anyone who dared try. Talk about being tough on crime, eh?
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