U.K. Prime Minister Makes Mortifying Blunder In Speech About Israel

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer undermined a serious plea for hostilities to ease in the Middle East by referring to Israeli hostages as “sausages.” (Watch the video below.)

Speaking to a Labour Party conference in Liverpool on Tuesday, Starmer said:

“I call again for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the return of the sausages — the hostages — and a recommitment to the two-state solution, a recognized Palestinian state alongside a safe and secure Israel.”

It was clearly a slip of the tongue, but one wonders if Starmer might want to be more careful when he attends the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday.

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