Watch as Patrick Christys launches blistering attack on Keir Starmer's 'appalling' press conference

Gabrielle Wilde

By Gabrielle Wilde


Published: 22/01/2025

- 14:30

'How can we trust he will tell the truth,' fumed Patrick Christys

GB News presenter Patrick Christys has launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's handling of the Southport atrocity.

Speaking on GB News, Patrick called Starmer's recent press conference "appalling" over his initial response to the incident.

He highlighted that Starmer knew about Axel Rudakubana's jihadi terror manual and biological weapon whilst suggesting far-right involvement.

The PM defended withholding this information, stating "it would not have been right to disclose those details."

Christys dismissed this explanation, questioning why police could reveal the same details in October without prejudicing the trial.

When asked by GB News Political Editor Christopher Hope about blaming the far-right, Starmer responded: "Responsibility for the violence lies with them that perpetrated it."

The PM referenced thanking frontline emergency services in Southport instead of addressing the question directly.

Christys expressed concern that public trust in Starmer has been damaged by this incident.

"How can we ever trust that when confronted with the choice between telling us the truth or trying to hide things, to not inflame racial tensions, that he would actually choose the truth?" he said.

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