Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party Conference speech was interrupted by a heckler in Liverpool today.
The Labour leader tried to brush the interruption off by quipping to the crowd: ‘This guy has obviously got a pass from the 2019 conference.’
And as the crowd applauded security as the heckler was removed, Sir Keir added: ‘While he’s been protesting, we’ve been changing the party. That’s why we’ve got a Labour government.’
Sir Keir’s keynote speech in Liverpool was coming to a close when the activist, wearing a red polo shirt and a lanyard with a Palestine flag on it, started shouting and wagging his finger at the Prime Minister.
It comes after another group of hecklers targeted Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ speech yesterday. They were also pro-Palestine protesters who were calling for a halt to arms sales in Israel as the Middle East war rages on.
The Labour conference has also been overshadowed by a row over Sir Keir and his Cabinet taking ‘freebies’.
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Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party Conference speech was interrupted by a heckler in Liverpool today
The Labour leader tried to brush the interruption off by joking to the crowd: ‘This guy has obviously got a pass from the 2019 conference.’
The protester started shouting and wagging his finger at Sir Keir Starmer as his speech drew to a close
He was then escorted out of the Labour Party Conference by security guards
