‘What about Israeli terrorists?’ — Burnham ‘ratioed’ for supporting IRGC ban

Incoming PM Andy Burnham claimed he would bring “the biggest change in our lifetimes”. But instead he is bringing Starmeroid ‘business as usual’. Burnham shows no sign of undoing any of Starmer’s police-state measures intended to protect Israel, and in fact indicates he will take them further. And he has praised Starmer’s attack on free speech about the illegal US-Israel war on Iran. As his first use of his rushed-through law, Starmer has ‘designated‘ Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) — Burnham thinks this is great.

Starmer’s new ‘National Security (State Threats) Act’ is an extension of supposed ‘anti-terror’ legislation, clearly designed to suppress reporting and discussion of news the UK government dislikes. Anyone who even uses information from a ‘designated’ organisation faces up to fourteen years in prison. There is no exemption for journalism.

Shamefully, Burnham approves – but his support for the ban was quickly ‘ratioed’, a sign of a deeply unpopular comment:

Good.

Supporting a group linked to death threats and attacks here in the UK, doing the dirty work of Iran and Russia, should absolutely be against the law.https://t.co/qjyBqywYU3

— Andy Burnham (@andyburnham) July 13, 2026

‘What about the real terrorists’ Burnham?

The more than 1,200 replies to Burnham’s endorsement of authoritarianism overwhelmingly pointed to one theme. If the IRGC should be banned, why isn’t the Israeli military — which actually murders people, not just threatens — also banned?

Like Declassified UKs John McEvoy:

Anything to say about the UK nationals fighting for the IDF as it commits genocide in Gaza?

The IDF has also killed several British citizens and bombed British doctors. Should it not be proscribed?

— John McEvoy (@jmcevoy_2) July 13, 2026

Military veteran and anti-genocide activist ‘JonnyUtd’ considers Burnham just another hypocrite:

But supporting the genocidal and demonic state of israel is all fine and dandy?!

Fucking hypocrites all of you!

— JonnyUtd (@Fx1Jonny) July 14, 2026

‘The Reckoning’ pointed to Burnham’s early indications that he will be ‘more of the same’ as Starmer:

If you are about to do Israels dirty work for them you need to Go before you even Start, Mr
Were done with their BS pic.twitter.com/QTXdUOMtgl

— #𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙠𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜. (@evertonfc2) July 13, 2026

So did ‘Her Royal Heinous’:

If you are about to do Israels dirty work for them you need to Go before you even Start, Mr
Were done with their BS pic.twitter.com/QTXdUOMtgl

— #𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙠𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜. (@evertonfc2) July 13, 2026

Michael Burn made the same point:

Do the same to the IDF then or be forever known as

No Change Andy the Genocide Denier

— Michael BURN (@MICHAEL37656467) July 14, 2026

Donahue Rogers pointed out that Burnham himself did a lot more than ‘support’ a terrorist proxy. He was a member:

Labour Friends of Israel are a secretive pro-Zionist, pro genocidal party-within-a-party that refuses to publish a membership list or say where its funding comes from

Andy Burnham was an LFI member the last time he was an MP

— Donahue Rogers (@DonahueRogers) July 14, 2026

Andy Peacock pointed to the ‘coincidence’ that the first group banned is the very same one Israel has been demanding:

Utter nonsense.
Just jumping as high as Israel asks pic.twitter.com/VTFpGMfPxM

— andy peacock (@AndyPeacock999) July 14, 2026

While Notabot pointed to the thousands of UK citizens who went to participate in the IOF’s Gaza slaughter have been welcomed back ‘carte blanche’:

The same govt that thinks it’s ok to join the IDF, murder babies, commit Genocide and return to the UK with zero consequences…

— NotaBot🕊️🍉🇵🇸 (@shimla321) July 13, 2026

So did ‘Just an Observer’:

Do the same to the IDF then or be forever known as

No Change Andy the Genocide Denier

— Michael BURN (@MICHAEL37656467) July 14, 2026

And Voblat exposed the real purpose of Starmer’s law – one that his regime has barely even bothered to try to conceal:

Do the same to the IDF then or be forever known as

No Change Andy the Genocide Denier

— Michael BURN (@MICHAEL37656467) July 14, 2026

Many hundreds more feel the same. Burnham’s ‘honeymoon period’ hasn’t even lasted until he gets into Downing Street. Deservedly so.

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