john rentoul.if they want to push it. john rentoul. i want _ more if they want to push it. john rentoul. i want to _ more if they want to push it. john rentoul. i want to return to those storms, the bad weather that is hitting large parts of the uk but particularly scotland. storm babet. it has brought rain and flooding to parts of scotland. we can confirm a second person has died, scottish police telling us that a falling tree hit a van in angus last night, killing the driver. so let us get the latest from the situation in scotland. louise is there, we can see the weather behind you and the forecast suggests it will get worse before it gets better, what you seeing where you are in- before it gets better, what you seeing where you are in yes, that is riuht. i seeing where you are in yes, that is right- i am — seeing where you are in yes, that is right- i am here _ seeing where you are in yes, that is right. i am here in _ seeing where you are in yes, that is right. i am here in stonehaven - seeing

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>> well, with us to discuss this are chief political commentator at the independent, john rentoul, andoul, and imam ajmal masroor. ajmal, if we can start with you first. thank you both for joining us. how annoyed is the muslim community about the stance that kia starmer has taken and what is it about his stance that has infuriated people so much ? people so much? >> thank you very much for inviting me. it is not just the muslim community. i think people have across the board , and have across the board, and especially those who have been very supportive of labour party, have been incensed by keir starmer's position . he claims to starmer's position. he claims to be a human rights lawyer. he claims to lead a party that is supposed to stand for universal rights and justice and human rights and justice and human rights and justice and human rights and human value. and yet he did not have enough compassion or humanity within him to actually say that while israel has the right to defend itself, palestine nians have the right to live without an occupation, without being brutalised , without