The event caused a storm beforehand, when it emerged Mr Lammy was set to appear alongside a Palestinian diplomat who said the slaughter of 1200 Israelis was \u201ccoming their way\u201d.<\/p>\n
Husam Zomlot was billed to speak at the popular annual fringe, and told CNN on Saturday night: \u201cThis is a war crime committed by Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Lammy\u2019s attendance had been in doubt throughout the day, with mixed reports that he may drop out due to the reaction it could spark.<\/p>\n
LIVE: <\/strong> Keir Starmer told he is ‘not up to it’ in brutal new Andrew Neil warning<\/strong><\/p>\n Mr Zomlot did not turn up to the fringe meeting.<\/p>\n GB News host Nigel Farage has now questioned whether Labour\u2019s Shadow Foreign Secretary\u2019s speech at the meeting was him \u201cshowing his true colours\u201d.<\/p>\n Conservative activist and founder of the Global Britain Centre, Alan Bhogal, said: \u201cImagine Britain\u2019s shock as David Lammy turns up to give succour at \u2018Labour Friends of Palestine\u2019 at Labour Party conference\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd this is who Sir Keir Starmer would foist on Britain as our foreign secretary. The absolute state of the Labour Party.\u201d<\/p>\n The Tottenham Conservative branch in David Lammy\u2019s Constituency said their MP\u2019s attendance was \u201cshameful behaviour\u201d.<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n While Labour\u2019s conference went largely smoothly, they didn\u2019t escape controversy around the events in Israel.<\/p>\n On Saturday night, Apsana Begum MP caused outrage by posing with activists from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, just five hours after the group announced a protest outside the Israel embassy.<\/p>\n A shadow minister was also forced to apologise for posing with the same activists, saying: \u201cI unequivocally condemn the terrorist actions of Hamas and support Israel\u2019s right to defend itself.\u201d<\/p>\n Pro-Palestinian activists at the conference entrance were filmed shouting \u201cshame on you\u201d at a Jewish man trying to enter the conference venue, with one protester reported to have told him \u201cyou contaminate our streets\u201d.<\/p>\n One man held a sign claiming \u201cIsrael is a racist state\u201d.<\/p>\n Another Labour MP, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, said there was no point holding a minute\u2019s silence for the lost lives, because \u201cif we’re holding a minute’s silence for the dead in this conflict, we will be doing it every year\u201d.<\/p>\n Jeremy Corbyn also turned up in Liverpool for an off-broadway speech down the road from the official venue, during which he refused to condemn Hamas.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/5006728.jpg?r=1697038019920\")
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