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		</div><p>Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer have clashed over IRA allegations in an exchange in the British House of Commons.</p>
<p>UK Labour leader Mr Starmer called on Mr Johnson to “have the decency” to withdraw a remark made about him relating to the IRA.</p>
<p>The British prime minister accused Mr Starmer of having “supported an IRA-condoning politician” by serving in former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s frontbench team.</p>
<p>Mr Corbyn, who has supported Irish republicanism, said in a 2017 interview with Sky News: “I condemn all the bombing by both the loyalists and the IRA.”</p>
<p>Mr Johnson told the Commons: “This is a leader of the opposition who supported an IRA-condoning politician who wanted to get out of Nato and now says absolutely nothing.”</p>
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<p>Mr Johnson’s comments were cut off by Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle, who called for order.</p>
<p>Mr Starmer demanded Mr Johnson withdraw his comments relating to the IRA, adding: “Before I go on, the Prime Minister said something about the IRA and I want him to take it back.</p>
<p>“I worked in Northern Ireland for five years with the Police Service of Northern Ireland bringing peace.</p>
<p>“I prosecuted, as director of public prosecutions, serious terrorists – for five years working with the intelligence and security forces and with the police in Northern Ireland.</p>
<p>“I ask the Prime Minister to have the decency to withdraw that comment.”</p>
<p>The Speaker asked if the prime minister wanted to withdraw his allegation he made about Mr Starmer.</p>
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<p>Mr Johnson replied: “I listened to the protestations of the right honourable gentleman and think they would have been more in order throughout the long years in which he supported a leader of the Labour Party [Mr Corbyn]…”</p>
<p>Mr Hoyle then signalled for Mr Johnson to sit down.</p>
<p>In response, Mr Starmer said: “When the Prime Minister has worked with the intelligence and security forces prosecuting criminals and terrorists he can lecture me.</p>
<p>“I asked him to do the decent thing, but doing the decent thing and this Prime Minister don’t go together.”</p>
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