This morning Ed Balls asked Dov Forman on live television if Nick Timothy’s criticism of the Trafalgar Square Iftar event last week is is “causing problems” for the Jewish community. Just hours after three arsonists burned ambulances operated by a Jewish charity…
Robert Jenrick:
“Ed Balls has revealed himself to be absolutely clueless. It is ridiculous to try and link this sick crime to Nick Timothy’s comments last week. The only people responsible are the perpetrators and our weak political leaders who have been too weak to confront extremism. Engaging in whataboutery with a young antisemitism campaigner at the scene of an antisemitic attack is deeply unpleasant.”
Developing…
The day after Starmer U-turned and refused to blame Trump for the war Rachel Reeves told the Mirror:
“Obviously no sensible person is a supporter of the Iranian regime, but to start a conflict without being clear what the objectives are and not being clear about how you are going to get out of it, I do think that is a folly and it is one that is affecting families here in the UK but also families in the US and around the world.”