Keir Starmer accuses Stop the War coalition of siding with Nato’s enemies

Posted: 11th February 2022

Exclusive: Labour leader affirms support for transatlantic alliance and attacks organisation in which Jeremy Corbyn is leading figure

Jeremy Corbyn at a Stop the War coalition protest in August 2021Jeremy Corbyn at a Stop the War coalition protest in August 2021. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA
Heather Stewart Political editor
Thu 10 Feb 2022 17.42 GMT

Keir Starmer has launched an outspoken attack on the Stop the War coalition, in which Jeremy Corbyn is a leading figure, effectively accusing the campaign group of siding with Russia against Nato.

In an opinion article for the Guardian, written on the way to Brussels where he reaffirmed Labour’s staunch support for Nato, Starmer says Stop the War are “not benign voices for peace”.


https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/feb/10/keir-starmer-says-stop-the-war-coalition-gives-help…
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