Tories: 'Govt should be expelling all Iranian agents'

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The Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has said the government should expel all Iranian agents following the stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green. The comments come amid concerns about hostile state activity, with security services examining whether Iran could be linked to a spate of recent attacks.   Report by Johals. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00Well, it seems very likely that Iran has been organising and sponsoring anti-Semitic attacks.

00:05This is deeply concerning.

00:06The government should be expelling all Iranian agents and, frankly, pretty much all Iranian diplomats as well.

00:13I'm mystified as to why the government hasn't done that.

00:16The last government did to Russia after the Salisbury attack.

00:19So the government's response has been totally inadequate when it comes to Iran.

00:23We also need to ban the IRGC, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.

00:28And if emergency legislation is needed to do that quickly, we Conservatives will support that.

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