Labour Party conference opens with national anthem as emotional Keir Starmer pays tribute to Queen
The Labour Party conference was opened today with a tribute to the Queen followed by the national anthem.
A leaflet had previously been handed out by Labour Left Internationalists, which said: "As democratic, secular, internationalist socialists, we certainly won't be, and we suspect a lot of other delegates won't either."It added: "The degree of the leadership's doubling down on monarchism is remarkable and almost comic."
"Because our Queen's devotion to Britain was underpinned by one crucial understanding - she knew that the country she came to symbolise is bigger than any one individual or institution", Sir Kier said. "For 70 years, Queen Elizabeth II stood as head of our country, but, in spirit, she stood amongst us."
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