BBC under pressure amid criticism of ‘death to the IDF’ chants at Glastonbury

Keir Starmer has led criticism across the political spectrum of chants at Glastonbury for “death” to the Israeli military as the BBC faced pressure to explain why it kept broadcasting.

Irish Examiner
Should politicians be able to accept holidays, clothes, football hospitality boxes, the use of penthouses and other perks? Or does it show the gulf between those who govern us and the people they are supposed to be representing? I know what I think! But I couldn’t find anybody prepared to defend Keir Starmer and his colleagues. #KeirStarner #LabourParty #Angelahttps://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/6589420/talking-point-politicians-freebies-holidays-hospitality-boxes/

@Garwboy
And #KeirStarner objects to calling Tories scum.

A phrase used by his deputy.

Nearly 4,000 children murdered in #Gaza and all #KeirStarner cares about is not upsetting some focus group.

The #UKLabour leadership's approach to Israel is #racist.

Keir Starmer applies completely different standards to Palestinians and Israelis. Israel's response to Hamas has been widely characterised as crimes against humanity, after 75 years of slow #genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.

Nearly 4,000 children murdered and Starmer wants a pause, a pause in #Israel's #WarCrimes.

"Craig Mokhiber, director of human rights body, accuses the US, UK and much of Europe as ‘wholly complicit in the horrific assault’"

Quite right. #RishiSunak and #KeirStarner are complicit in #genocide and other #WarCrimes, as are many others in UK, politicians and officials.

UK is still exporting weapons to Israel in full knowledge that they may be used in the ongoing genocide and other crimes.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/31/un-official-resigns-israel-hamas-war-palestine-new-york
#Gaza #Israel

Top UN official in New York steps down citing ‘genocide’ of Palestinian civilians

Craig Mokhiber, director of human rights body, accuses the US, UK and much of Europe as ‘wholly complicit in the horrific assault’

The Guardian

A damning legal critique of a catalogue of Israeli war crimes warns that UK must stop supplying weapons and call for a ceasefire, and for an end to Israel's blockade of essentials.

Signed by hundreds of British lawyers including very senior KC's.

No quote, this really needs to be read because it's unprecedented in my lifetime.

#KeirStarner KC can hang his head in shame.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/27/british-lawyers-call-on-government-to-press-for-ceasefire-in-gaza

#DrDeath #RishiSunak #JamesCleverly #Israel #Gaza #WarCrimes #genocide #GenevaConvention #law

British lawyers call on government to press for ceasefire in Gaza

Exclusive: Signatories to open letter also urge ministers to stop sales of arms that could be used in violation of international law

The Guardian
@PoliticalCartoon This is brilliant! Though some people genuinely thought Brexit was a good thing, those who promoted it either must have known they were lying, or really were astoundingly uninformed. I pity Labour having to deal with the fallout without reopening the schism.
#BrexitLies #GetTheToriesOut #KeirStarner
@deivudesu We've just got to keep trying. Support every climate friendly cause we can, vote for green-minded politicians, and protest against anti-climate actions.
#GretaThunberg #Climate #JustStopOil #GTTO #FlightFree #KeirStarner #DavidAttenborough
@Lazarou He is doing what is necessary to get the Tories out. There is no more important task than that for a Labour leader. No point in having moral high ground in a bunker, and he needs to gain the centre ground to win. Give him a chance!
#KeirStarner #GTTO