Keir Starmer admits he would push nuclear button as prime minister if UK was under attack | ITV News 

These dumb politicians should stop causing situations that lead to war instead of worrying about the red button.

This mans allegiance is not with the British people!

What a maniac . Sheer maniac

Starmer the snake can't be trusted on anything he says, he's done more U-turns than a veteran driving instructor.

I'll never vote Labour

Not in my name you wont. I will not give labour my vote

Dangerous labour

This man is clearly insane.

Funny when he was jeremy corbyns right hand man ,he thought differently.

Stop promoting war. Please use the money to fund the NHS and build houses for the people

To even talk about killing everyone on the planet is obscene.

He couldn’t even push the button to get Saville arrested, I wouldn’t trust him with the buttons on a vending machine.

any thing for votes must be desperate

He is a PUPPET not a politician

Tony Blair told him he could do it .

And they say putin is threatening everyone with nukes 😂😂😂😂

He would only do it if Israel told him to.

Evil kid starver.

Aye,and then he would head for a bunker,these people will never be above ground if this happens,,,,so brave

Those who seek to represent the people need to possess the credentials worthy of their station. No longer should we suffer under the weight of incompetence and nepotism. Our elected officials must be held to the highest standards, accountable to the very people they serve.

NOBODY WILL WIN WITH NUKES!! 💀💀💀

This man’s a maniac

If the US launches nuclear missiles, it makes little difference whether the UK does or not.

Rumour is Diane Abbot is going to be responsible for the numerical codes.

They all say they would push the button but complain when others say the same

These career politicians are all morally corrupt! Vote independent and get these crooks out of our democracy!!

How would Kier manage to use nukes and still live up to the law against indiscriminate force? Is he already in violation of that law by this admission?

Starmer will Change his mind in a couple of weeks, he changes policies like he changes his Socks. On a Regular Basis.

It is comforting to know that he will sign our death warrent with the press of a button when he disagrees with elites in other countries.😢

Hes about as scary as Diana Abbott with a calculator

He'd bloody U turn after pushing the button.

Starmer has slipped some cogs - he should be locked up in a secure unit.

He's not for the uk.......

Thus from a man who was scared to prosecute Jimmy Saville. 😂😂 the only buttons starmer pushes is the english people 😂😂😂😂

Starmer = Grooming gang protector

Keir Starmer, tough guy. Unless he’s dealing with the Daily Mail, there he folds like a cheap suit.

I bet them lot in number 10 don’t even know where the button is even located.

Theres little chance of it actually working so why worry?

They're all insane

If Putin herd him say this, he wud nearly see it as a declaration of war against him 😂

Ah, the genius of Sir Keith strikes again.

The main enemy is within the country.

1,77 m subscriber's watching fake itv news on hear lol

Would you be prepared to destroy the world? Keir Starmer: "Yes, of course. It's the only logical conclusion."

Especialy if it was heading for Palastine.

He didnt even say he'd press the button..he simply implied he'd defend the country... he's still got my vote

1:22 lol why is Starmer using Tate's hand gesture?

Another war criminal

Every day i am less and less impressed by the current labour "offering".. 💩

Exactly why he's not fit for office.

I don’t think he knows what he is talking about

And as a disabled veteran who was screened out of their Veterans benefits, I most certainly do not recommended thst anyone put on a uniform to defend this country. Once your iinjuried, and by them, the actions of idiotic superiors, your written off discarded and left to fight for compensation.Told your Complex PTSD is your personality not the trauma of military service.

What happened to Keir? Doesn't sound like him.

Probably use it against his own people us knowing him , No guts and a kneeler, No politician should ever take the knee, And definitely never panic and threaten the speaker.

Starmer can't be trusted on anything

He'd happily let the air burn at 4000 degrees while he hides away.

All I hear is, he would push the button if Britain is losing.

He dont no what a woman is ,dont think he would ,hes full of well we no

This segment fails to mention one crucial fact: the Prime Minister is not at the head of the Armed Forces, the King is. An order to deploy nuclear arsenal unilaterally isn't given by whomever is Prime Minister. It's made in writing by the Sovereign on the nomination of the Prime Minister of the day. ("Nomination" as opposed to "advice" because under such circumstances the Prime Minister's request would be a non-binding one that the reigning monarch can refuse.) This scenario, however, is unlikely given it contravenes international laws to which the UK, as a founding NATO member, is a party. The more likely scenario would occur in response to an enemy nuclear strike, ex post facto, whereupon a nuclear release would be executed by the commanding officers of the four British ballistic missile submarines in accordance with the Prime Minister's "letters of last resort". Nevertheless, the Prime Minister still has to consult the reigning monarch before transmitting the letters of last resort because supreme command and control over the Armed Forces ultimately vests in the Sovereign. Thus, it's in the King's purview to encourage and warn on any deployment of nuclear arsenal and, in particularly dire circumstances, to prevent unlawful use of nuclear weapons. Long story short, Britons shouldn't worry too much about their nuclear weapons arrangements. The UK effectively has a system of checks and balances between the Sovereign and Prime Minister to contain the risk of abuse of power. You should be more concerned about the legal construct we Americans have in place to regulate the deployment of our nuclear arsenal - i.e., whomever is POTUS has the ability to singlehandedly incinerate the entire globe with the touch of a button. Utterly terrifying.

What if they through just a stone at us?

He doesn't get it if there was a nuclear attack he can be safe in a bunker but us the working class have to suffer

He needs serious help

funny they can only brag about a program that’s still a work in progress only so long as the us still has nukes 😂

His Conservative, in labour clothing

Would he push the button as a matter of self defence if to so was an act of suicide? Labour Logic at its best. LOL

Warmonger

Kier has the charisma of a baked potato .

There's not much of a country left to defend.

Mutual assured annihilation is now official Labour policy?

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Hope he just dug his own situation into the ground with this. When will people realise voting either labour or conservatives is not doing any good for anything. Give someone else a chance.

It doesn't surprise me. Starmer is one who acts without conscience.

I will still support labour. But that doesn't sound like Keir, What Happend?

There is no stronger reason to keep this lunatic out of power

What the use of a nuclear deterrent if you say you'll never use it? 😂Comments full of bots, good to have an opposition that is serious is about our defence

Push the button? for what?

He point blank refused to simply say “yes“ twice when asked if he would push the button in retaliation to an attack on the uk and just reiterated that deterrence is only of use if you’re prepared to use it , what does that tell you .

Average neoliberal.

Cringe. He is just saying what he wants the people to hear. Maybe tell us some of your policies and how you plan to fix things

He aint it using it for UK. He'll use it for Tel Aviv.

Lol is this a democracy

He talks like he’s just done a fat line of the marching powder!

Starmer,Rayner and Lammy will have a toss up...😂

Alright let's calm down humanity! Too many people in charge with big egos!

Political leaders should not be allowed anywhere near any red button, they're insane

Labour and tories are done

Spineless starmer can't even remember what side hes on

This will not end well

Good one Starmer i dont want to live in a weak country,Defend our country at all costs 😊

He`d need to make them functional first. 😂🤨😂

Always goes down well that one. FFS.

Down with labour

The UK is doomed. RIP 🪦

He really couldn't press anyone's buttons including his wife's, he is incapable of making a decision on anything, let alone the most important thing in the world that must be made in minutes, he really isn't that man he's a liability.

For MAD to work all of the potential button pushers on both sides of any argument have to be completely sane, looking around the world today you will be hard pressed to find some that even come close to sane.

That'll be the nuclear deterrent that failed to launch during a recent test. Couldn't muster so much as a dry cough.

I do agree

why you should not vote for this man.

Pushing buttons means retaliatory button pushing 😁

This man has sold the British people