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Mayor of London on Netanyahu: 'People who commit genocide are not welcome in London'

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The mayor of New York is calling on his national government to enforce an arrest warrant from the ICC on the Israeli prime minister.Will you, the mayor of London, be following suit?

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Well, I have different powers to the mayor of New York, but I do believe...

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But you can lobby for our government to enforce that arrest warrant.Will you be doing so?

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But I do believe a genocide has been committed in Gaza.I think Netanyahu is responsible.And as a perpetrator of genocide, I think he's broken the law.And I think justice needs to happen.And that means he's been brought to book.

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So, Burnham, you'll be lobbying him to enforce that arrest warrant?

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Well, the good news is, and this is very good news, is Netanyahu's not coming to London because if he did, he would feel the full weight of public opinion if he came.If there is any evidence of him coming to London, I'll be lobbying the Prime Minister to make sure the law is enforced, absolutely.

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So, is he welcome in London or he's not welcome in London?

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People who commit genocide are not welcome in London.

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