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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 5h

LBC @lbc.co.uk · 6h

'Absolutely disgusting - clearly anti-Semitic Jew hatred.'

Labour's Steve Reed condemns pro-Palestine protesters chanting 'put the Zios in the ground' at a London rally.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 7h

'Unfortunately, President Trump wasn't the president at the time.'

Daniel Lifshitz, whose grandfather died in captivity under Hamas, tells @benkentish.bsky.social he is worried that not all dead hostages will be released.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 1d

'It's hard to see another American president seizing the moment the way he's done.'

Expert negotiator Mitchell Reiss believes Donald Trump has achieved something 'unprecedented' on Gaza.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 1d

‘Going home is the right terminology, but there’s no actual home to go back to.’

As Trump’s peace plan comes into force, @mrjamesob.bsky.social considers the ‘scale of the obliteration’ in Gaza.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 1d

'In the moment we currently inhabit, this could not have been a better resolution.'

James O'Brien believes that, despite his flaws, Donald Trump has produced the 'best available result' with his Gaza peace deal.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 1d

‘If you were one of those families, it must be beyond exhausting.’

@nickferrarilbc.bsky.social reacts to footage of the first Israeli hostages being driven out of Gaza by the Red Cross.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 1d

'Trump put a gun on the table...and that's the difference.'

Fleur Hassan-Nahoum tells Nick Ferrari that Biden would not have achieved what his successor has done in helping to secure a Gaza ceasefire.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 1d

’This is a moment to savour, particularly for the hostage families and the Palestinians.’

Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer tells @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social he’s ‘hugely moved’ as the Gaza peace deal comes into effect.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 1d

The first seven Israeli hostages have been handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 1d

Watch Gary's full call with Natasha:

LBC caller vows to 'rethink' Reform membership

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 1d

'The majority of immigrants contribute more than they take.'
'You sound a lot smarter than me.'

Caller Gary vows to 'rethink' his support for Reform after @natashadevon.bsky.social explains her 'lack of faith' in Farage.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 2d

'He was not involved in material considerations in relation to the evidence.'
'What do you mean by that?'

@lewisgoodall.com presses Bridget Phillipson over National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell's role in the collapse of the China spy trial.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 2d

'It's not entirely fair to land this mess in his lap.'

@matthew-wright.bsky.social thinks Keir Starmer is 'on the wrong path' by blaming Nigel Farage and Brexit for the UK's 'economic wills'.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 2d

‘Why are British politicians afraid to call China our enemy?’

As alleged links between government advisers and Chinese espionage emerge, @matthew-wright.bsky.social asks Professor Anthony Glees why Starmer won’t stand up to Beijing.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 2d

‘A ceasefire has been reached, and Palestinians are returning to northern Gaza, so what are protesters on the streets today to protest?’

@natashadevon.bsky.social asks political analyst Professor Kamel Hawwash.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 3d

'Doesn't this sound familiar? Foreign powers deciding on what should happen for people they know little of?'

As Yasser Arafat's nephew, Nasser al-Qudwa, says Gaza ‘must not be run by remote control’, @alimiraj.bsky.social asks if Trump's Board of Peace is a 'return to colonialism'.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 3d

'We are living in a bit of a fascist revolution.'

Caller David is concerned about Nigel Farage's 'sweeping statement' that some teachers are 'poisoning kids' on race issues.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 4d

‘People wanging on about government control actually just want the government to chuck out people they don’t like.’

James O’Brien connects the dots between digital ID outrage and Brexit hypocrisy.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 4d

'Why can't you say yes or no?'

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper swerves @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social's question on whether Donald Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 5d

'Trump definitely deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.'

Shelagh Fogarty is aware of the 'injustices he is carrying out in his own country', but thinks the US president has achieved something on Gaza.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 5d

‘Once the hostages are released, will international journalists be allowed into Gaza?’

Shelagh Fogarty questions former Israeli spokesperson Eylon Levy.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 5d

‘It is one of the daftest responses I’ve ever heard in 20 years on this radio station.’

James O’Brien can’t believe caller John’s reason for not supporting Trump’s Gaza peace deal.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 5d

"In 24 hours' time, we will learn who has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize..."

With a Gaza ceasefire deal potentially imminent, Donald Trump is 'justified in claiming this could never have happened without him', @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social tells @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 5d

'Mounjaro. Ozempic. Wegovy. Jab the nation!'

Does Britain's favourite PE teacher approve?

Joe Wicks weighs in…

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