Rishi tells Israeli PM ’situation is intolerable’ in blunt call after ’brave’ Brits’ deaths in Gaza

Rishi Sunak today paid tribute to the three “brave Brits” killed in Gaza - calling their deaths an “awful, awful tragedy”. The PM also demanded a massive increase in the amount of aid as he warned of the “increasingly intolerable” situation. He made his first comments about the deaths of three British nationals on The Sun’s Never Mind The Ballots, set to air at 7pm tonight. Three veterans - former Special Boat Service hero John Chapman, 57, ex-Royal Marine James Henderson, 33, and Army veteran James Kirby - were killed by an Israeli air strikes while delivering vital aid. Mr Sunak told The Sun’s political editor Harry Cole: “It’s an awful, awful tragedy. “To think these were brave Brits who were risking their lives to bring aid to people in need in Gaza... to have lost their lives in these circumstances is a tragedy. My thoughts obviously are with their families.“ Continue reading...