Starmer’s urgent trip to South Wales Islamic Centre – hastily organised after realising he’d upset hundreds of his own party members by backing calls for a siege of Gaza – has backfired in spectacular fashion: it turns out the Centre didn’t invite Starmer, the Imam had no idea who he was, and now the left are piling on even more. What was supposed to be an emergency photo op to stop the left shouting at him has unravelled into a PR nightmare…

This is utterly shocking & must be shared far & wide – Starmer tricked the Imam into his visit to wales: the Imam speaks little English & didn’t know who Starmer was & what he stood for.

He’s been brought to tears after being horrifically & shamelessly exploited by Starmer. https://t.co/7uyPWauyyy

— Jess.M.F 🚩#BLM & Free 🇵🇸 #CorbynWasRight (@Jessthelefty) October 23, 2023

Apparently Starmer was “grateful to hear from the Muslim community” of the Centre, which he proved by sharing a few solemn pictures of him shaking hands with people who didn’t want him there in the first place. TrotsApp has lit up with criticism; one lefty outlet claimed the Imam “cried” when he realised what had happened…