“Keir Starmer is a ghastly man. A big piece of gammon. He needs to go!”
Yvonne Ridley, a renowned British journalist and author who converted to Islam after her release from Taliban captivity, has returned to politics and is going on the offensive against Starmer’s Labour.
Yvonne hopes she will lead a rebellion against Labour’s hold on Newcastle, running as an independent candidate in Newcastle Central & West.
Muslim community criticism of Labour has intensified this week after Starmer’s controversial comments related to Bangladeshi immigrants and deportation sparked a major backlash online.
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