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A student who heckled Sir Keir Starmer during his speech at the Labour Party conference has told Sky News the prime minister would “not lift a finger” to help the people of Gaza amid the conflict with Israel.
Daniel Riley, who is 18 and from Jersey, interrupted Sir Keir’s speech in Liverpool to shout about the “children of Gaza”, before he was bundled out by security.
Sir Keir answered his shouts with a jibe, saying: “This guy’s obviously got a pass from the 2019 conference” – the last of the annual events where Jeremy Corbyn was leader.
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Earlier in his speech, the prime minister urged “restraint and de-escalation at the border between Lebanon and Israel“.
He added: “I call again for all parties to pull back from the brink. I call again for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the return of the hostages and a recommitment to the two-state solution – a recognised Palestinian state alongside a safe and secure Israel.”
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Speaking to Sky News after the incident, Mr Riley, who joined the party in 2022 after Sir Keir became leader, said he had not planned to heckle but felt the need to speak out after the prime minister’s remarks.
“When I heard him speak about how he wanted a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, [it was] the hypocrisy how every day we’re still sending British bombs and British bullets that are being used in Gaza and in Lebanon right now and the prime minister, he could stop that right now…
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