If we are trying to decipher what a Labour government will mean for British policy towards Israel, and the impact of such policy here in the UK, it probably makes sense to look at the most recent opportunity for Labour politicians to demonstrate where they stand. In that context, one could make a plausible case that the most important support by any British politician of Israel’s right to self-defence after the massacre of October 7 – and thus of its having spent the past eight months hunting down Hamas in Gaza – has come from Sir Keir Starmer.
This is Angela Rayner begging for the Muslim vote in her Ashton-Under-Lyne constituency. She promises recognising Palestine as a state.
Expect more of Labour's capitulation to the Muslim lobby. Expect to go to jail for "Islamophobia". pic.twitter.com/hDaKBT9rht
— David Atherton (@DaveAtherton20) May 28, 2024
