Wes Streeting defends Boris Johnson's Kyiv visit | LBC

Wes Streeting says he was surprised at the criticism of Boris Johnson after his visit to Ukraine, branding it an 'important visible show of solidarity.'

'I find myself in an unusual position now of, potentially, having to defend the Prime Minister.'

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[tac]

BoJo commands no respect Worldwide. Nobody trusts what he says or shows interest in what he does.

[anthonymcloughlin]

I’m sorry but Bojo doesn’t do anything unless it is to help Bojo. There are elections coming up, he needs something to show to the people that he is a proper politician and not a joke. He also needs this photo op to deflect from partygate, the appalling state of the UK economy and the absolutely horrible treatment of Ukrainian refugees by the UK government. Some Voters may be fooled by this many will not.

[theRab]

Just a publicity stunt!
why so little care over refugees from Ukraine

[inquisitor]

No mention here of the despicable tory behaviour in relation to how Ukranian refugees are being treated....

[nicolek]

He would have been criticised if he didn't go, but his real motivation was that it was a photo opportunity where journalists with the sensitivities that Johnson lacks, would not ask questions about the grift, corruption and malfeasance at home.

[MrRodigan]

It’s a shame comrade Johnson doesn’t care about his own citizens

[knightyknight]

It's a shame there's no unity here🤔...people are suffering in England..Do We Eat or a Heat???.l get worried when l here people defending BJ..After the lies and incompetence of his Government..and people still vote for them.. 🤔

[Wokerati]

The difference between the president of the EU y Uk prime minister, the first one is not riddle with scandals and says “let’s the bodies pile high “ ….

[patriciaoreilly]

Johnson is visiting because he is toast in the UK 🇬🇧

[VictorCharlesEvans]

Boriski gone to organise the victory
He's got plenty of experience in this field!!!!
The Met won't investigate in the
P.S. boriski didn't tell them about the Russian oligarchs

[markedwards]

2.40 "The fight that Ukraine is undertaking, isn't just a battle for their freedom, their democracy, their self determination, things that we value as British people, it is a fight for the West".
Really Mr Streeting? Then let's remove censorship of any criticism of NATO, and really see how much unity there is in this country, and whether the values you so contritely observe are the rights that are, in fact, being denied to us !!!
We are not even allowed to hear the oppositions point of view.
Propaganda not seen since "weapons of mass destruction ".

[actuallypaulstanley]

It is right the PM visited Kyiv as a show of partnership with Ukraine, and of course it is a photo opportunity too, but if it were not this government, it would not be seen as such.
Bring back morality and integrity to government.

[caroltodd]

ive never seen a PM in all my time RUN out the house off commons
when ASKED about MR ALEXANDRA LEBED But then again he made this RUSSIAN A LORD
FAVOURS FOR CASH THATS BORIS

[ellied.violet]

There's a reason why vdL visited: Ukraine wants to join the EU and handed in their formal application. The EU member states so far have been hosting 99% of all Ukrainian refugees. Germany alone 330 000 and counting.

Ukraine has not applied to join little england .... and so far only 3% of those refugees who registered in the UK have actually been granted visas. World-beating British failure.

BloJo Oaf just needed yet another photo op.

Greetings from Bavaria

[lucyh]

Churchill himself said he was not a suitable Prime Minister for peace time. He was military and was also renowned for other character flaws, no one is perfect. I don't support how B J is running our country but there is nothing that can be done until the next election apparently.

[luciadelia]

A complete photo op! I know photo ops when I see them. I watched my ex-president Trump do them for 6 years and he is still doing them. I wish James 💞 was here today. Boy he would be yelling like crazy. Johnson is lucky because the war in Ukraine took the attention off of all his wrong doings.

[mattyfrommacc]

You cannot blame people for being cynical, he has lied and lied and lied, so of course, people will be suspicious of his intentions, including me who can see this was an odd "moment of clarity" for Johnson

[James-fgrf]

Of course it’s a photo op, but one with consequences. I can’t stand boris, but I was I, pressed he went to Ukraine, if nothing else other than to give a symbolic gesture to our shared interest. Knowing many nay-sayers, you would criticise him for NOT going! Perhaps even would criticise Churchill for touring the consequences of the Blitz as the press looked on. Sometimes we can acknowledge that someone we may not like, did something impressive

[declanoleary]

While showing solidarity with Ukraine, Boris has such great challenges and problems at home he should be sorting these out. So when and where will BoJo and the cabinet be vanishing to on holidays in the coming week

[GaryParris]

You're Wrong Wes. No he didn't need to go the UN speaks for all the members, that's the difference and Boris is just trying to win people over because of party gate and Brexit, How can you be a labour MP and not realise what the tories are and do, based on their levels of moral corruption and financial corruption and the problems of poverty, how? that is their playbook, and labour absolutely needs to do more about shouting with every opportunity about it all.