Keir Starmer’s UN speech – LIVE: PM tells Israel ‘no more excuses’ and calls on Hamas to ‘let the hostages go’

Sir Keir Starmer said that after this “someone” offered to “make available” a flat for Starmer junior – but said “no money was exchanged”.

The prime minister’s register of interests shows a declaration of accommodation provided by Lord Waheed Alli for £20,437.28 from May 29 to July 13 this year. The election was held on May 22.

Speaking to Sky News from New York City, where he was attending the UN General Assembly, Sir Keir said the election had been called “not as expected” and that his son was in the middle of his GCSEs.

Sir Keir explained: “I said, ‘we’ll take you out of here and take you somewhere you can study and go to school and come back without having to go through all that’.

“And when someone says, well, I can provide you with this flat.

“Safe, safe, he can go up.”

The Prime Minister then continued: “I think sometimes it is important to look behind the numbers and say, ‘What is the human story behind'”.

“I’m not going to let my son fail or do poorly at GCSE because there’s a reporter out there,” he said.

Lord Alli, 59, the former chairman of online fashion giant Asos, is the biggest private donor.

Sir Keir Starmer said he has “long believed in debt to invest”, which can act as a “catalyst” for private investment.

Asked by reporters if he was “talking the country down” before the first budget in October, Sir Keir told the BBC: “I think we have to take difficult decisions, so it’s important to do it. diagnosis.

“How is the state of the country? What is the economic situation?

“And the two or three things that I’m saying is that dominance is a £22 billion black hole, Lord Darzi reported to the NHS, which is effectively saying that it’s on its knees, and of course it’s a terrible prison state. Now you have to make the correct diagnosis because you have to continue say, right, it’s our responsibility.

The Prime Minister told Channel 4 News: “I have always and for a long time believed in debt to invest. I think it is important for economic growth.

“Our number one mission is to develop the economy, to make sure that by improving the economy, everyone is better off, the standard of living increases. That is what will be judged at the end of this term in the Government and I understand it.

Speaking after receiving a knighthood for services to justice at Windsor Castle, Sir Alan Bates said: “They (the Government) haven’t been in touch about what they’re proposing.

“We thought we had stopped with most of the plans because they didn’t seem to work, now they seem to have failed.”

The 70-year-old said the current financial scheme for those affected is a “mess”, adding: “We want the end date guaranteed by the Government at the end of March next year, and we can do it, according to legal discussions. I have.

“I think we need to get rid of the bureaucracy that is holding everything back and driving it underground, and this is proving a headache for many victims who are still suffering after so many years.”

More than 700 subpostmasters were prosecuted by the company and given criminal sentences between 1999 and 2015, because faulty Horizon Fujitsu IT systems made it look like money was missing in branches.

Five prisoners wrongly released from prison under the Government’s early release scheme have not returned.

The mistake was made because the 37 prisoners were sentenced under outdated laws.

A Ministry of Justice spokesman told Sky News: “Public safety is our top priority. That’s why we are taking decisive action to fix the broken prison system we inherited and keep the most dangerous offenders safe.

“This includes preventing early release for domestic offenses such as stalking and controlling behaviour.

“We are working with the police to swiftly return some of the offenders – who were wrongfully prosecuted and convicted under the repealed laws – to custody.

“These convictions remain valid with offenders who have been supervised since their release and are likely to return.”

During his address to the UN Security Council, Sir Keir also described the situation in Sudan as “the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today”.

“The UK has doubled its aid to the victims of this war to almost £100 million. But more aid is needed. The world must move forward,” he said.

The Prime Minister said Russia’s war had caused a global energy and food crisis “causing hunger in the Horn of Africa.”

Speaking at the UN Security Council, Sir Keir said: “The world is watching as Russia increases its military ties with North Korea and Iran.

“Aggression cannot pay, the border cannot be drawn back by force. Russia started this illegal war must stop and get out of Ukraine.

“We stand with 89 countries that the territorial integrity of Ukraine must be the basis of a just and lasting peace.

“Any process that does not recognize this will only be used as a pretext by Russia to gather and come again.”

Concluding his speech, he added: “In this moment of deepening conflict, the world increasingly looks to this council to provide leadership for peace, maintain collective security and protect the most vulnerable.

“Britain will always carry all these responsibilities.”

When Sir Keir concluded his speech, he said: “We must ensure accountability to those who violate the UN charter. “The biggest violation of the charter in a generation has been committed by one of the permanent members of this council.

He called Russia’s invasion illegal and caused “enormous human suffering” with 35,000 civilians killed, 6 million forced to flee and 20,000 Ukrainian children kidnapped.

Sir Keir said: “I wonder how the Russians can show their faces in the building. 600,000 soldiers have been killed or wounded in this war and for what?

“The UN Charter, which we are here to uphold, speaks of the human dignity of not treating your fellow citizens as pieces of meat to be put through the mill.”

Sir Keir Starmer demanded the council call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages held by Hamas.

He said: “We need a political route to that agreement that provides a bridge to a better future.

“A credible and irreversible path to a viable Palestinian state alongside a safe and secure Israeli state is the only way to provide security and justice for Israel and Palestine.

He also called for a ceasefire in Sudan and for the council to end the war and “those who commit atrocities must be held accountable”.

Sir Keir Starmer opened by paying tribute to the 200 aid workers who have died in the conflict so far – including British citizens.

He said: “Humanity must illuminate the work of this council.

“We have heard how the security council should be responsible for global peace and security.

He called for action to renew the international consensus on providing humanitarian support, “this should be very little, but we are lacking.”

“We must address the situation in Gaza by calling” October 7 the bloodiest day for Jews since the Holocaust. I condemn all terrorist acts of Hamas.

He added: “I say again let the hostages go. We have to deal with the humanitarian disaster in Gaza that is getting worse and worse.”

“There are no more excuses. Israel must open more crossings to allow vital life-saving aid to flow and provide a safe environment for the UN and other organizations.

He said Britain had restarted funding for UNRWA and UNICEF, but most importantly “they must stop the war”.