Would Keir Starmer use nuclear weapons if in power?

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[@malph9216]

He would probably change his mind at the last minute...

[@davidwallace4665]

Doubt it 6 hours Russia GONE in 6 little hours. The U.S could have ruled the World after WW2 but no they helped rebuild it and made us all Prosper including the Soviet Union . Take your pooty fan boy BS/propaganda and put it were the Sun doesn't shine and wake up 💤💤💤💤💤 The U.S is the best and richest Army in the history of PLANET Earth. Pooty knows he even trys and use even a tactical Nuke he's at War with the World. Oh pooty been warned in a few days there won't be a Russian left in Ukraine or any of their WW2 Rubbish. God Bless Ukraine. Russia is an insignificant nuisance with nukes without those rusty unmaintained Soviet Era Nukes the U.S alone would beat Russia in 2 days. We all saw what happened to the 4th largest Russian made tank force on Earth? Do you read ? NATO is 1000 times more better technology. The Minute China takes Far East back don't worry we will be taken the stolen West were all Money in Russia consists of 2 city's Moscow and St Petersburg so don't go acing as if a regional Power with rubbish equipment is anything near NATO Standards. 😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿♥️🇬🇧♥️🇺🇦💯

[@Chiara-fh4op]

Stupid question, why would he say no thereby eliminating the deterrent.

[@0000deer]

The idiot said he would scrap Rwanda, even though there are thousands fleeing here and going to ireland. The country will be in a sorry state with this "working class" man leading us.

[@chrismcerlain1664]

Just what I was going to say

[@leec7630]

Because labour wanted to get rid of nuclear weapons under Corbin. Also Rayner wanted rid of them but changed her mind. Then guy changes his mind like the wind

[@tehpurplepills]

​@@leec7630they wanted to get rid of THEIR OWN nukes?!?!

[@SocietalDefibrilation]

@@tehpurplepillsyea it's called nuclear disarmament and it's not an uncommon opinion. Where do you think the ☮️ peace symbol comes from.?

[@Miller4866]

I don't believe a word he says 🤥

[@mmuzzwell3654]

I will vote Reform. At least it will stir things up a bit.

[@chrisfrost8456]

Same as you ❤

[@hamish8283]

Wasted vote. Vote starmer

[@mmuzzwell3654]

@@hamish8283 Might wan't to check out the polls. Labour have done enough damage to our country. Time to put the British people and their culture first.

[@MocatafamulusdeSet]

Voting Reform will just give Sir Keir a bigger majority. He thanks you. 🙏🏻

[@mmuzzwell3654]

@@MocatafamulusdeSet Try harder.

[@samranke4124]

Letters of last resort will fire the missiles So YES

[@JeffreyPullen-lp4oe]

Of course he would have to if we came under attack

[@user-bc5kp4vd5y]

Because Corbin said no

[@Hagar934]

​@@user-bc5kp4vd5y corbin the commie would say no smh

[@seamusotoole8582]

​@@Hagar934 at least he would build social houseing unlike the diet tories

[@TrumpyPumpyPants]

​@@seamusotoole8582 ok mate 😂

[@alanedwards6285]

Are you f-ing mental? If we attack another country they likely have more/ bigger nuclear weapons than we have.

[@MrJimiJK]

Right answer. Reality is he wouldn't be able to make a decision.

[@keithdenyer3937]

Zero carbon emissions and nuclear contamination, funny old world innit?

[@charlescutts2387]

😂

[@transittramp51]

While he is hiding in his DUB and we have to suffer his corruption

[@tvweekhighlights]

Question avoided! We have to prepared to vote for Farage.

[@youtubeman5033]

Does anybody else feel a little bit worried that ms Rayner is anywhere near the nuclear buttons she tends to let her mouth or fingers make decisions her brain hasn’t sanctioned yet,

[@tomsmith6882]

“Silly question, I don’t have an opinion on that bcos we haven’t run a test poll on it recently to see what my opinion should be”

[@mr.d.6529]

He would kneel before our foes.

[@devilishdeed]

Sunak and Keir should not have authority over nuclear weapons.

[@creativesource3514]

Who then? You?

[@brajadas1033]

War between two countries...now us spread it to 30 countries.... in spite of they keep safe side of their own country.

[@richardtruthconquersall9226]

He would on uk citizens, as long as everyone else not uk citizens got away

[@bogdanlazarev3141]

Human rights lawyer with nuclear weapons 😂

[@user-bq3og5pz9w]

The magic word he uses is Fundamental

[@davidhoang6360]

Just say to yourself I'm a puppet of the warmongering hegemony

[@MEGAyognauts]

War has been a part of all of human history. It is in our nature.

[@paulusiipinge4292]

Why do you talk about nuclear weapons like a toy gun...human stupidity is destroying the whole world 😢

[@chazprouk]

Nobody wants to use them but they have to pretend they are prepared to use them as a deterrent. It’s like the guy in school that pretends he’s hard so he never gets in a fight

[@jakebrown990]

Remember the last Labour Party leader that said no to this question? That guy was gone pretty quick.

[@user-lo5mr3cz3c]

He would ask Isreal first, and once they give him permission, then yes.

[@alanedwards6285]

So true

[@robertblair2035]

Politicians who understand basic English as the only ones eligible to stand for Parliament Obviously, there is no understanding of basic English here

[@ungratefulmango]

He doesn't mean it but he has to say it.

[@chrisfrost8456]

He wouldnt have no choice seeing as America would have finger on Button 😂❤😢😮😅

[@SirRuffDiamond]

Do we trust anyone with their finger on the red button? At least he is not a moron..

[@stevelawrence7111]

So was that yes or no?

[@pablobar9397]

The man that let Jimmy saville get away when he was in charge of the crown prosecution service .. dosser

[@freaKQuently]

He didn't answer it ? They're asking him if HE would authorise it.. YES or NO. Neither I, Yes or No were used in the question.

[@MrSirusDvirus]

Tbh anyone who would consider using nuclear weapons is a danger to mankind , yes I can understand the deterrent side and not to show weakness in your stance over using them but it what happens when the reality of it appears because there's no winners and nobody has had to make that final decision???

[@SI-qp7cm]

Britain has gone mad. 225 warheads v 10,000

[@gpadd_ow]

I think you’ve gone mad it only takes 3 to destroy the earth. 10,000 is practically pointless.

[@SI-qp7cm]

@@gpadd_ow who told you it would destroy the earth. Do you people just make things up and not check the facts when you have the greatest library at your fingertips. Fk me dead

[@ianchisholm9777]

@@gpadd_ow only takes 3 to destroy the Earth? That will come as a surprise to the over 2,000 nuclear bombs detonated since 1945 in nuclear tests, 520 of them being above ground atmospheric tests.

[@gpadd_ow]

@@ianchisholm9777 I think your forgetting Hiroshima was a 45KT bomb, these days the tactical nukes are 75KT and 1000x more powerful

[@jit2601]

Same old questions... None of them are in charge

[@jeangraham7167]

He is weak and is going to be the next leader. The country needs better than this

[@MrSparrow12345]

Disgusting..he wants to muder innocent humans...its not a nation who should be held accountable..only leaders.

[@rodnee2340]

We have been nuclear armed since before you and I were born. Every active government and prime minister since then, if asked that question would have said that exact answer. Because if the answer was no. Then that nuclear capability is nullified. And unfortunately we are a prime target, mainly from Putin. As we are a major contributor of arms to Ukraine. Infact Putin has said if it comes to it we are top of the list. So however "disgusting" it is, and I believe you are right BTW. This was the only correct answer. Believe me after the cold war I think our governments in America, France, the UK, India and Pakistan should have made it a priority to get rid of this terrible threat. But they didn't and now a few more deranged countries have them like north Korea. So as the years go on the threat of nuclear war becomes more complicated and likely. And the chance of a treaty to end this madness becomes less likely. I don't like Stama, but that was an easy question to answer, and he did give the correct answer to it.

[@folksinger2100]

Please don't forget that it was Clement Attlee, as Labour's post-war prime minister, who made sure that the uk got its own "nuclear deterrent'.

[@danielcooke9974]

He answered by stating the reason for the premises of the question that is always asked , but did not explicitly say "yes" so labour have just lost votes

[@gunnerbradley5282]

What kind of question is that?

[@sandordula5207]

Always them who don't have to go...

[@briangatt2956]

So that means no

[@mircea-dan]

Part of defence, not offence !

[@James-bc1jk]

Be careful on the fence lol

[@waynebent5727]

the statement sound weak, he would not touch the button

[@williametheridge9905]

He is lieing about everything and he can not say yes or no

[@waynefletcher9898]

But this is clearly very much a yes. I don’t think anyone has said any different. Your comment makes no sense

[@George-be4vn]

He said yes

[@williametheridge9905]

No he didn't if you lesson to the question was asked he said please just say yes or no and he didn't What he said he will but when it's to late and he has said that for many years he wants peace but at the end of the day peace sometimes you have to do the bad things to make peace

[@benmorton8945]

Had alphabet spaghetti which has made better formed arguments

[@waynefletcher9898]

@@williametheridge9905 you’ve just made all that up in your head. Weirdo!

[@sob-iLs]

U turn incoming

[@soniahesketh3565]

Mr turn around he'll change his mind next week 🤣

[@jozefpalica]

Change this polititian

[@danielcraft1971]

His answer was completely correct under law. Why is this even newsworthy?

[@andrewwilson6085]

Listening to sleepy Joe's war- mongering speach at d day commemorations, it sounds like Starman may get the chance to push the button!

[@andrewerrington1665]

Was that a yes or no?

[@papi5377]

Jak to jest czekać na wyrok?

[@oWarCloudo]

Dumb question

[@martinrogers2719]

Yes or no ??

[@dianewilliams8552]

Looney labour 😂

[@TrevorHerbert-dj1jl]

Not going to happen. ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏.

[@zingo2664]

dunger

[@raymondsawyer8626]

🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@guff9567]

Why not? Tehran, or any other city where he can find enough Arabs

[@sheenyheed]

London?? 😂

[@fahadsyed5566]

Are you serious ? Innocent lives humans regardless of races are equal

[@guff9567]

@@fahadsyed5566 That's New Labour for you

[@fahadsyed5566]

@@guff9567 it's a shame people like this are contesting to become prime minister

[@guff9567]

@@fahadsyed5566 Somehow I feel it inevitable

[@didshereallysaythat]

That should have been straight up, no nonsense, no thinking about it… NO. Our Jeremy Corbyn wouldn’t have hesitated in saying NO… I hate this country (the UK) and everything it stands for 😞😡

[@rk69rk]

Canada, sounds like your paradise.

[@waynefletcher9898]

You should leave. I’d think we’d all be better off without your stupidity. You’ve been brought up in a protected bubble with no understanding of what made your bubble in the first place.

[@Patrick-wy4op]

So if we got nuked we shouldn't fire back?

[@Frostydog1793]

You bloody coward. Are you suggesting that our leader should prioritise the safety of other countries’ civilians over our own? If we aren’t prepared to use these weapons, what’s stopping a madman like Putin from threatening us with theirs?

[@peterwaine923]

What would you know if corby would of done this that ircthe other, you cant think for yourself, you have to be told what to think and do by the media, who was full of cr4p to start with

[@twiggyman90]

MY FATHER WAS A TOOL MAKER, COURSE ID AUTHORISE IT😅

[@UNITED8993]

I don’t even like labour but what a fkn dumb question. That journalist needs to grow up

[@the8walls]

The creepiest slimiest voice in modern politics, even more than Handcock.