{"id":134822,"date":"2023-11-14T17:48:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T17:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=134822"},"modified":"2023-11-14T17:48:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T17:48:59","slug":"david-lammy-slams-jeremy-corbyn-after-refusal-to-call-hamas-terrorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/david-lammy-slams-jeremy-corbyn-after-refusal-to-call-hamas-terrorists\/","title":{"rendered":"David Lammy slams Jeremy Corbyn after refusal to call Hamas terrorists"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Lammy condemns Jeremy Corbyn’s Hamas comments<\/h3>\n

David Lammy used a speech in the House of Commons this lunchtime to savage Jeremy Corbyn in a thinly-veiled personal attack.<\/p>\n

The shadow foreign secretary took aim at his former party leader, who last night refused to answer questions from Piers Morgan about whether Hamas is a terrorist group and whether they should remain in power in Gaza.<\/p>\n

Mr Lammy told the Commons: \u201cI’d like to register my shock that not every member of this House can say this truth Hamas are terrorists\u201d.<\/p>\n

The words are yet another attempt by the current Labour leadership to put clear blue water between themselves and Mr Corbyn\u2019s disastrous time at the helm of the party.<\/p>\n

His public slap-down also comes ahead of what is being billed as a major showdown between Sir Keir Starmer and Labour frontbench rebels.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: <\/strong> James Cleverly gives blunt retort to Jeremy Corbyn clash with Piers Morgan<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This afternoon, the Labour leader is reportedly bracing to face down his rebel frontbenchers and sack more than 10 shadow ministers if they rebel on a crunch vote tomorrow.<\/p>\n

The SNP tabled an amendment last week demanding an end to fighting in Gaza, with the support of left-wing Labour backbenchers.<\/p>\n

Today a Labour source told the Telegraph: “Support for this motion is not compatible with serving on the front bench.\u201d<\/p>\n

They added: “There will be absolutely no dilution in the position not to back a ceasefire.”<\/p>\n

Last night Jeremy Corbyn was involved in a heated clash with Piers Morgan on his TalkTV show.<\/p>\n

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