Toby Young Toby Young

Yes, I compared Theresa May to an Israeli tank commander. Why is everyone so upset?

Well, I know Islamophobia is a nonsense charge. But I thought people knew I loved Israel...

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issue 14 June 2014

I expect all of us have said something we regret at one time or another, but not everyone does so in front of 1.5 million people. That was my misfortune when I was caught off guard by an interviewer for ITN on my way out of a television studio in Westminster on Sunday.

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