By Arthur Parashar Published: 10:14 EDT, 24 September 2024 | Updated: 10:22 EDT, 24 September 2024

Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party Conference speech was interrupted by a heckler in Liverpool today.The Labour leader tried to brush the interruption off by quipping to the crowd: ‘This guy has obviously got a pass from the 2019 conference.’And as the crowd applauded security as the heckler was removed, Sir Keir added: ‘While he’s been protesting, we’ve been changing the party. That’s why we’ve got a Labour government.’Sir Keir’s keynote speech in Liverpool was coming to a close when the activist, wearing a red polo shirt and a lanyard with a Palestine flag on it, started shouting and wagging his finger at the Prime Minister.It comes after another group of hecklers targeted Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ speech yesterday. They were also pro-Palestine protesters who were calling for a halt to arms sales in Israel as the Middle East war rages on.The Labour conference has also been overshadowed by a row over Sir Keir and his Cabinet taking ‘freebies’.This is a breaking news story. More to follow.  Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party Conference speech was interrupted by a heckler in Liverpool today The Labour leader tried to brush the interruption off by joking to the crowd: ‘This guy has obviously got a pass from the 2019 conference.’ The protester started shouting and wagging his finger at Sir Keir Starmer as his speech drew to a close He was then escorted out of the Labour Party Conference by security guards

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Heckler interrupts Labour conference (again): Keir Starmer jokes protester ‘clearly had a pass from 2019 conference’ as activist is dragged away during PM’s keynote speech