Oops. After his first Labour conference as Prime Minister was overshadowed by power struggles in No. 10 and the growing scandal over wardrobe-gate, Keir Starmer was hoping to send a message of confidence and competence with his conference speech today.
Unfortunately, the PM appeared to make an excruciating verbal slip when discussing the war in Gaza.
After demanding an immediate ceasefire in the region, to large applause in the room, the PM then called for the return of ‘the sausages’ from Gaza. The Labour leader was forced to quickly correct himself, and say the ‘hostages’ taken by Hamas instead.
Watch here:
“A return of the sausages…” pic.twitter.com/1UYlN1m95q
— Tom Harwood (@tomhfh) September 24, 2024
Starmer suggested at the beginning of his speech that few people remembered his conference speech during the pandemic. As things stand, this gaffe may well be the only thing people remember from this rather dull speech…
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