Green Party Misspells Own Leader’s Name
Keir Starmer criticized Green Party deputy leader Zack Polanski for supporting criticism of police actions during an arrest involving a suspect with a rucksack. Starmer defended the officers, suggesting they may have feared a bomb, and questioned Polanski's fitness to lead. The remarks were made during an interview on the Today Programme.
- ▪Keir Starmer defended police actions during an arrest where tasers were used.
- ▪Starmer speculated that officers feared the suspect might detonate a bomb.
- ▪He criticized Zack Polanski for retweeting or supporting criticism of the police.
- ▪Starmer stated that Polanski is not fit to lead any political party.
- ▪The comments were made during an interview with Nick Robinson on the Today Programme.
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Starmer spoke to Nick Robinson for the Today Programme on Polanski’s criticism of the Golders Green police officers: “I want everybody just to imagine what it might be like. You’re trying to arrest someone who has already attacked two people and has no regard for life. We know that tasers were fired. I know from my own experience with the police, that there are only two shots in a taser, and once you’ve shot them, there’s nothing left. There’s a guy on the ground, he’s got a rucksack on. And I don’t know what was going through the mind of those officers, but if I was there, I’d be thinking, he’s going to detonate something. He’s going to blow me up and everybody around here.
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