Starmer spokesperson says abduction of UK flotilla volunteers is “a matter for Israel”

Outraged former Leicester East MP Claudia Webbe has slammed the refusal of the Keir Starmer government to fulfil its duty to protect UK citizens from hostile acts, after a spokesman for the PM said that Israel’s abduction of Brits and others volunteering on the flotilla of small boats attempting to reach Gaza with baby food and other aid for starving Palestinians was “a matter for the Israeli government”.

"It's a matter for Israel"
Israel, whose head of state has an outstanding arrest warrant against him for war crimes. pic.twitter.com/8enCsE7kom

— Marion Main – Extremist according to Rishi Sunak (@marionmain3) October 6, 2025

Starmer: a betrayal over the flotilla

Webbe did not hold back, calling Starmer a traitor for doing “nothing, absolutely nothing!”:

Under international law, governments have an unequivocal duty to protect their citizens, both as part of their obligations to protect human rights and under the specific “Responsibility to protect“. A UK government statement on the application of this duty – published under the Johnson Tory government – says that:

the concept of protection encompasses all activities aimed at obtaining full respect for the rights of the individual in accordance with the letter and the spirit of the relevant bodies of law[footnote 1] . In essence, the goal of protection is to improve the safety of civilians by limiting their exposure to violence, abuse, coercion, exploitation and deprivation and the threat thereof. Primary responsibility for the protection and assistance of civilians lies with states, who are obliged to protect, respect and fulfil the human rights of all persons within their jurisdiction

Even the ‘Bozo’ government recognised its legal obligation to British people. The Starmer government all too clearly prioritises the interests of Israel above the wellbeing of UK citizens.

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