Keir Starmer ripped apart on LBC as star declares 'It's his Iraq war'

Jemma Forte has revealed she will never vote for Labour while Keir Starmer is in charge as she criticised his stance on the Israel-Gaza conflict. Earlier in the month, Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the initial phase of his 20-point peace plan aimed at ending the two-year conflict.

As part of the agreement, both sides consented to a temporary ceasefire in Gaza to facilitate the release of the remaining hostages in the coming days, in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. The prime minister branded it a "historic day" and said the UK could play a key role in monitoring the ceasefire. But after a reported Hamas attack in Rafah, Israel's ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir unleashed demands for renewed warfare.

Speaking on LBC, Jemma argued that the ceasefire is not something to celebrate after the devastation of the past two years

She went on to condemn the extreme rhetoric from Israeli ministers like Smotrich and Ben-Gvir, and accused the Labour Party of complicity by supporting arms sales.

The TV star said: "People are going, why aren't people celebrating the ceasefire? How can you celebrate after two years of what we've seen? You can't and it is incredibly fragile.

"The rhetoric that I've seen from the likes of Smotrich and Ben Gvir which is just, 'Let's finish it off. Let's carry on. This is real estate. Let's get in there and finish killing them.' It's really hard because Labour have been complicit by providing weapons."

Jemma compared Starmer's position on the conflict to Tony Blair's on the Iraq War, suggesting it will leave a lasting stain on his leadership.

She added: "I really think that for Starmer and the Labour Party, it's their Iraq. I think it's whatever your party does now, there will be many, many, many people who feel like me. I could never vote for your party with Starmer as leader."

It comes after British troops were deployed to Israel to help monitor a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East, following a request from the United States.

Defence Secretary John Healey confirmed that the UK will play an "anchor role" by sending a small team of planning officers, including a senior commander, to support efforts in the region.

The senior British commander will serve as deputy at the American-led civil-military coordination centre in Israel, which is also expected to include personnel from Qatar, Egypt, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates.